For the Birds

At one time there was an outfit that would paint your car for $29.95. When I was working at a Motorola S.S. in Portland we would install two-way radios into cars that became taxis. They often got painted at this place. To save time the painter would roll the windows down rather than masking them, too bad about the yellow paint on the seats. These paint-jobs did not look too bad from a distance, up close was a different story indeed.

We have always thought that an old radio would make a great bird house. We even have a radio that Sue named the "Bird House".

Airline "Bird House"

Of course, no birds are living in that one, though, at one time some other small critters might have lived in there.

Of the large group of Crosleys that were donated (see posts below) there were a few that looked real good  - from across the room. On closer inspection, the cabinets were shot. The buccaneer (on the tree) became parts for another unit that had been in the "wood shed" for several years.

Crosley 635 Buccaneer from 1935, a 6-tube super

Have you ever noticed how the chassis seems less congested  with the original parts?

Having a donor chassis was a big bonus for this restoration.

I even restuffed the candohm that had an open section. Would I do this again - well - I did on the Crosley Clipper ( 9 -tubes, rare, more later). This is kind of a pain and I would not do it for a common radio.

I am pretty sure that there is an eagle living in this one - though it might have just been a sparrow. Why don't you stick your hand in there - - -