A few months ago I started a project.I had the intension to make a radio like they made in the 1920 's.All the brass components are home brew.The black plates are made of original ebonite It is a tree valve radio with hi frequentie valve,a detector and one low frequentie valve.The green coil is a hf filtering coil./The set is already playing but now I am bussy to make a deasent cabinet in cherrywood like the original..The cabinet you see now is made of wine boxes.This was a tryout.A perfect copy of a Ducretet.I dind not make a copy of an existing radio but had myy own inspiration working and made mu own model model.When everything is finische I wil post some pictures.

This is amazing work with 1920's inspiration. You were clearly born in the wrong era! Thanks for sharing these pictures of your work.

Curtis Eickerman

Wow, what a lovely job, I can see lots of hours in the shop in those pictures. Good work! It will look even better in cherry.

Thakls for your comments.I think by sonday the small furniture will be ready to color and polisch (politour with schellac ) the anciant way like it was done for the expensive sets in that time.Kind regards Freddy

here it is.The cabinet is finisched.It looks better than the wine case wood cabinetdosn't it.I didn't make it myself but a fellow collector made it for me.He is also a professional funituer maker.Now there are some minor détail I have to finisch and then up to the next project
Ps: I wonder if over in the states wireless like Ducretet,Vitus ao continental set from the 20's are wanted/or in your collection.Here a pic from my VITUS mondial I.Completely 100% original and playing.Unbeleveble a set from 1924 and still playing.
kind regards Freddy

Freddy,

That is a beautiful job. I am attempting to do some similar work but will probably never reach your level.

I like you approach of using secondary wood for the first attempt. I have been searching for what wood species was used in the 1920, '30s for cabinets. No one I have talked to seems to really know. You used cherry for your project. Cherry is easy to get here and I think that is what I will use.

Again, good job,
Lyn

What did you use for the front and top panel?

Dyne O Mite! Great work Freddy. Where in the world are you? We could use your talents in the US of A anytime

Dale

Hello I used ebonite( vulcanised rubber ) like thy did in the early 20 's.This is not avayleble any more but I had the chance to aquire a peace of 1.80x 80 cm without any holes drilled in it.Kind regards Freddy

Thanks for your compliments Freddy

Hello Here a little update with a picture of the cabinet as it is now.I still haven to ingrave the scales for de variable condensor and the variocoupler. I also added a picture of one of the little brass inscription plates.Also home brewedKind regards Freddy

Hello For the realy exensive sets they used or nuts-wood or cherry wood.Sometimes also mahony Kind regards freddyy