1929 FADA Magazine Found in Radio

12/16/2005 6:40:20 PMDoug Criner

I found this cover and inside page of the October 1929 issue of "FADA - SALES Radio Magazine" under the chassis of my current project, a Crosley "Bandbox" 601 TRF (c. 1927):

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Page 2 reports that the Fada plant was running "full blast." But that was as of October '29, and the stock market crash was only a month away. The company, F.A.D. Andrea, Inc., would be sold by '32

The page was between the bottom cover pan and the chassis of the Crosley. My theory is that a long-ago repairman, noticing that the chassis underside is quite close to the bottom metal pan, decided that a piece of cardboard would provide some protection against shorts. He reached across his bench and grabbed a magazine and ripped the cover off - and smiled when it was a perfect fit.

I can see only one repair to the set: the RF plate-to-ground bypass cap has been replaced. Sadly, the frames of the three tuning caps are made of pot metal that has rotted and warped. I'll try to salvage them with a heavy dose of J-B Weld.

12/16/2005 8:16:31 PMDennis Wess

:I found this cover and inside page of the October 1929 issue of "FADA - SALES Radio Magazine" under the chassis of my current project, a Crosley "Bandbox" 601 TRF (c. 1927):
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:Page 2 reports that the Fada plant was running "full blast." But that was as of October '29, and the stock market crash was only a month away. The company, F.A.D. Andrea, Inc., would be sold by '32
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:The page was between the bottom cover pan and the chassis of the Crosley. My theory is that a long-ago repairman, noticing that the chassis underside is quite close to the bottom metal pan, decided that a piece of cardboard would provide some protection against shorts. He reached across his bench and grabbed a magazine and ripped the cover off - and smiled when it was a perfect fit.
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:I can see only one repair to the set: the RF plate-to-ground bypass cap has been replaced. Sadly, the frames of the three tuning caps are made of pot metal that has rotted and warped. I'll try to salvage them with a heavy dose of J-B Weld.

Doug, that is really neat....very interesting. Almost like tapping into a time capsule that's been found. Excellent bit of history.

Dennis.