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Restoring 1937 Troy Radio 59PC Phono Radio Set
The Troy Radio Company was located in Los Angeles. They started around 1933 and manufactured radios until 1942 when WW2 started and basically all commercial radio manufacturing stopped. The name Troy was selected because of the popularity with the Trojan college football team from the University of Southern California (USC). This is a 5 tube AC operated set. I found this set on Ebay that was sold by an estate store from Descanso, California. The cabinet was in poor condition and needed a complete makeover. The electronics was well preserved due to the dry southern California climate. My concerns were the condition of the motor and the tone arm cartridge.
Before the Restoration
Part 1 Electronic Restoration
(EASY PART)
Underside of chassis before restoration:
Part 2 Restoring the motor
Part 3: The Challenging Part:
Cabinet restoration (Steps 1-4)
The cabinet as far as I can tell had four different wood tones. Since the original vernier was mahogany I had to find the stain color that would provide the similar wood tones as the original. The base, trim at the bottom, top lid and around the speaker grille and dial would be painted bronze/black, the speaker louver trim dark walnut, upper trim and lower body early american and the lid and upper body will be golden oak.
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