2007 RadioActivity Photos: Old Equipment Contest
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RadioActivity 2007
Theme: Mail Orders Radios
Old Equipment Contest - The Blue Ribbon Winners
Photography by Domi Sanchez and James Privitera
Catagory 1: Sears and Montogomery Wards Radios prior to 1930
Gary Alley: Airline Special and DeLuxe Recivers, Airline Horn and,
Headphones, 1923 Wards Radio Equipment Catalog, and User Manual.
Also was Awarded: Best of Show
Catagory 2: Sears and Montogomery Wards Radios, 1930 - 1942
Rod Matzco: Airline 93WG-602B (1939) bakelite table set
(left) 3rd Place: Geoff Shearer: Airline 93WG-604A bakelite table set
Catagory 4: Other Company Catalog Radios prior to 1930
Dave Willenborg: 1924 Phenix Radio Ultradyne L-2 (early super-het kit)
with a Bristol horn and the Mathiesen folding loop antenna accessories.
Receiver designed by R. E. Lacault.
Catagory 5: Other Company Catalog Radios 1930 - 1942
Robert Lozier: 1931 "AC Companion" portable radio by Insuline Corp.
of America. Uses two type 27 tubes, one makes a regenerative
receiver, the other a half wave rectifier for the power supply.
Catagory 7: Magazine Advertised Crystal Sets
Gary Alley: Pink-A-Tone Crystal Set by Pinkerton Electric Equip. Co.
Catagory 8: Catalog Marketed Ham Radios
(tie) Dave Willenborg: Hallicrafters S-19 Sky Buddy matched with a
Stancor 10P transmitter. Both items were available in 1939.
Catagory 8: Catalog Marketed Ham Radios
(tie) Rich Owens.
Catagory 9: Transistor Radios
Paul Farmer: Acopian 257-PE Solar Radio
Catagory 10: Tube Audio Equipment
Gary Alley: Brush Development Co. BK-401 and BK-403 "Mail-A-Voice"
Recorders with original documentaion and accessories.
Also was Awarded: Histotric Merit Ribbon
Catagory 11: Horn and Cone Loudspeakers
Gary Alley: King "Am-Pli-Tone" passive horn
(no driver -- uses headphones).
Catagory 12: Radio Related Catalog Advertised Items
Eric Stenberg: Silvertone and Airline Antenna Kits
Catagory 13: Patriotic Radios
Paul Farmer: American Ace model 429 (by Emerson)
Catagory 14: White Radios
Eric Stenberg: NOS Panasonic Panapet R-70
Catagory 15: Restoration Triumphs
Steve Hansman: Thorophone Model S-5 Horn Speaker (1923)
(left) 3rd Place: Jim Knapp: 1928 Kolster K-20
Catagory 16: Historical Milestone Radios
Geoff Shearer: Blue Mirrored Radio, Trophy for Women's Golf Tournament
at St. Augustine Links in 1936. Won by Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews.
Also was Awarded: Peoples' Choice
Catagory 15: Restoration Triumphs
2nd Place: Eric Stenberg: Restoration of Felt Head Tacks
Old Equipment Contest - Selected 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
Catagory 1: Sears and Montogomery Wards Radios prior to 1930
Steve Hansman: 1925 Airline Explorer Model B
Catagory 2: Sears and Montogomery Wards Radios, 1930 - 1942
Terry Rohler: Silvertone Model 1711. Sear's "World's Fair" model
for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
Catagory 4: Other Company Catalog Radios prior to 1930
Gary Alley: American Beauty Metropolitan,
by American Auto & Radio Mfg. Co.
Catagory 5: Other Company Catalog Radios 1930 - 1942
Geoff Shearer: 1941 Sonora Coronet
Catagory 6: Other Company Catalog Radios - Post WWII
(tie) Dave Harris: Viking RM-274
Catagory 6: Other Company Catalog Radios - Post WWII
(tie) Geoff Shearer: 1957 Emerson 856 transistor/tube pocket set
Catagory 9: Transistor Radios
Rod Matzco: Airline 6 Transistor Portables double entry,
models GEN-1130 (1960) and GEN-1202 (1961)
Catagory 10: Tube Audio Equipment
Art Zimmerca.
Catagory 11: Horn and Cone Loudspeakers
Buford Chidester: O'Neil Cone Speaker
Catagory 14: White Radios
Paul Farmer: Detrola model 1000 Junior
Catagory 14: White Radios
3rd Place: Geoff Shearer: 1936 Emerson model 108
Catagory 5: Other Company Catalog Radios 1930 - 1942
3rd Place: Richard Williams: 1937 Truetone D724 (sold by Western Auto)
