Hello,

I have a Montgomery Ward Airline Superheterodyne console radio.

I have tried to get more information on it on the internet, but have found nothing. I was referred here in the light that some of you may be able to help me.

Thanks,

Prien

Prien, do you have the model number? If not, post a photo and link it here.

My pre-war console guidebook has 12 pages for Airline listings (Wards). There were some more post-war.
Doug

:Hello,
:
:I have a Montgomery Ward Airline Superheterodyne console radio.
:
:I have tried to get more information on it on the internet, but have found nothing. I was referred here in the light that some of you may be able to help me.
:
:Thanks,
:
:Prien

Hi Prien,
You might look through the pics at Radio Attic for your radio:
http://radioatticarchives.com/archive_a4.htm
Also, if you post ALL of the tube numbers that are in the radio, somebody may be able to match it up with a model number.
Carl T

:Prien, do you have the model number? If not, post a photo and link it here.
:
:My pre-war console guidebook has 12 pages for Airline listings (Wards). There were some more post-war.
:Doug
:
:
::Hello,
::
::I have a Montgomery Ward Airline Superheterodyne console radio.
::
::I have tried to get more information on it on the internet, but have found nothing. I was referred here in the light that some of you may be able to help me.
::
::Thanks,
::
::Prien

Looks like the Airline listed as a 62-152 on the Radio Attic site.

http://radioatticarchives.com/images/a/Airline_62-152_(1935)_Wheeler.jpg

Schematic available here.

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/297/M0011297.htm

Really nice lookin radio Prien.

Ken

Hello,

Thank You Very Much!

The information helps out alot. None of us knew what year the radio was from, and that was something I really wanted to know.

If I did have this repaired (and it would probably need some decent work - new wiring, tubes, etc.) would it be worth the cost? Also, if I had the wood re-sealed, would it de-value the worth of the radio?

Thanks Again,

Prien

:Looks like the Airline listed as a 62-152 on the Radio Attic site.
:
:http://radioatticarchives.com/images/a/Airline_62-152_(1935)_Wheeler.jpg
:
:Schematic available here.
:
:http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/297/M0011297.htm
:
:
:Really nice lookin radio Prien.
:
:Ken

Prien, in my opinion you will lose money by paying somebody to repair such sets and then trying to sell them. If you value your own time at zero, then maybe you can fix the receiver and then sell it as a "working" model.

Stein's console guide lists the value of the 7-tube model as $250 and the two 9-tube models as $125. Those values are optimistic, I fear. The market for consoles is limited by the impracticality of shipping and the fact that many people just don't have the space. Also, the sales prices of antique radios have been on a downward trend.

Unless the finish is very poor, best to leave it as is.

Antique radios are best restored for personal enjoyment and as a hobby, not as a profit-making business.
Doug

:
:If I did have this repaired (and it would probably need some decent work - new wiring, tubes, etc.) would it be worth the cost? Also, if I had the wood re-sealed, would it de-value the worth of the radio?
:
:Thanks Again,
:
:Prien
:
::Looks like the Airline listed as a 62-152 on the Radio Attic site.
::
::http://radioatticarchives.com/images/a/Airline_62-152_(1935)_Wheeler.jpg
::
::Schematic available here.
::
::http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/297/M0011297.htm
::
::
::Really nice lookin radio Prien.
::
::Ken

Doug,
I concur with your comments about the overall market for old radios, but there are still a few one-of-a-kind models out there that'll command a premium price.
I do old trunks and radios, and its still a niche market out there. My first trunk was a complete re-do inside and out to my specs. Sort of like Peter B's art deco radios. I had 2 bidders, and got a premium.
For one customer in particular, I've done 2 trunks and one radio in the same fashion. Leave the outside intact with all the dents, scratches, natural patina, but make the inside look new, and work well. I have a small following, that loves everything I do, including crafts, trunks, radios, model craft etc. As a retiree, I do what/when I want to, just for it's pure pleasure, and sometimes monetary rewards follow, but thats not my only goal. I have established myself as a reliable source for restoring a wide variety of electro-mechanical and wood items, as well as unique one-of-a-kind crafts, but my store room(s) are getting overcrowded. Film at 11.

marv

:Prien, in my opinion you will lose money by paying somebody to repair such sets and then trying to sell them. If you value your own time at zero, then maybe you can fix the receiver and then sell it as a "working" model.
:
:Stein's console guide lists the value of the 7-tube model as $250 and the two 9-tube models as $125. Those values are optimistic, I fear. The market for consoles is limited by the impracticality of shipping and the fact that many people just don't have the space. Also, the sales prices of antique radios have been on a downward trend.
:
:Unless the finish is very poor, best to leave it as is.
:
:Antique radios are best restored for personal enjoyment and as a hobby, not as a profit-making business.
:Doug
:
::
::If I did have this repaired (and it would probably need some decent work - new wiring, tubes, etc.) would it be worth the cost? Also, if I had the wood re-sealed, would it de-value the worth of the radio?
::
::Thanks Again,
::
::Prien
::
:::Looks like the Airline listed as a 62-152 on the Radio Attic site.
:::
:::http://radioatticarchives.com/images/a/Airline_62-152_(1935)_Wheeler.jpg
:::
:::Schematic available here.
:::
:::http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/297/M0011297.htm
:::
:::
:::Really nice lookin radio Prien.
:::
:::Ken

Hello,

I just went through a bit of this with a Warwick, Beverly lowboy console I found. I could not find anything on it but once I posted the tubes someone here kindly helped me out. What I found was U.S. Radio Corporation build the chassis for Warwick (Airline) in the early 1930's.

So if you post the tubes, that will help. If you describe high or low boy, that will help. If you check the chassis out, you might find a number on it that will definitely help. It also helps to estimate the year. You could always look up each year by year to find your schematic. I found after looking deeper that the chassis number was, of all places, on the tuning dial.

By the way, your model may be a "sister" to mine. My said Beverly Super-heterodyne on the faceplate. Airline and Warwick as the same company essentially. Does your have 10 tubes?

Edward

:Hello,
:
:I have a Montgomery Ward Airline Superheterodyne console radio.
:
:I have tried to get more information on it on the internet, but have found nothing. I was referred here in the light that some of you may be able to help me.
:
:Thanks,
:
:Prien

Hello,

I did see a number, but not sure if it is the right one. It was stamped into the metal case that held all of the tubes: 7D685579.

I do have a photo, it's not the best, but maybe it will give someone an idea: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=18072

Hopefully the link will work and you can see the photo.

Thanks Very Much,

Prien

:Hello,
:
:I just went through a bit of this with a Warwick, Beverly lowboy console I found. I could not find anything on it but once I posted the tubes someone here kindly helped me out. What I found was U.S. Radio Corporation build the chassis for Warwick (Airline) in the early 1930's.
:
:So if you post the tubes, that will help. If you describe high or low boy, that will help. If you check the chassis out, you might find a number on it that will definitely help. It also helps to estimate the year. You could always look up each year by year to find your schematic. I found after looking deeper that the chassis number was, of all places, on the tuning dial.
:
:By the way, your model may be a "sister" to mine. My said Beverly Super-heterodyne on the faceplate. Airline and Warwick as the same company essentially. Does your have 10 tubes?
:
:Edward
:
::Hello,
::
::I have a Montgomery Ward Airline Superheterodyne console radio.
::
::I have tried to get more information on it on the internet, but have found nothing. I was referred here in the light that some of you may be able to help me.
::
::Thanks,
::
::Prien

Prien check my post above in the link.

Stein's prewar console guidebook shows three 1935 Airline (Wards) models with that cabinet. Model 152, 7 tubes, two bands; and Models 153 & 163, 9 tubes, two bands. Schematics should be availabe here (under Resources), but I didn't check.
Doug

:Hello,
:
:I did see a number, but not sure if it is the right one. It was stamped into the metal case that held all of the tubes: 7D685579.
:
:I do have a photo, it's not the best, but maybe it will give someone an idea: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=18072
:
:Hopefully the link will work and you can see the photo.
:
:Thanks Very Much,
:
:Prien
:
::Hello,
::
::I just went through a bit of this with a Warwick, Beverly lowboy console I found. I could not find anything on it but once I posted the tubes someone here kindly helped me out. What I found was U.S. Radio Corporation build the chassis for Warwick (Airline) in the early 1930's.
::
::So if you post the tubes, that will help. If you describe high or low boy, that will help. If you check the chassis out, you might find a number on it that will definitely help. It also helps to estimate the year. You could always look up each year by year to find your schematic. I found after looking deeper that the chassis number was, of all places, on the tuning dial.
::
::By the way, your model may be a "sister" to mine. My said Beverly Super-heterodyne on the faceplate. Airline and Warwick as the same company essentially. Does your have 10 tubes?
::
::Edward
::
:::Hello,
:::
:::I have a Montgomery Ward Airline Superheterodyne console radio.
:::
:::I have tried to get more information on it on the internet, but have found nothing. I was referred here in the light that some of you may be able to help me.
:::
:::Thanks,
:::
:::Prien