MAK's Old Radio Pages
Iowa Radios of 1920's
*** Thanks to those collectors who made sets available for photos ***
2003, 2004 All rights reserved; updated Sep 22, 2004
Norman Baker / Tangley (Muscatine, IA)
Pictures of specific sets:
(Click on photo or text to view enlarged photo.)
Tresco 1-tube receiver
Tuner / Detector of "Sectional Universal" Set, ca 1922
Tri-Cities Radio, Davenport, IA
Continental C-22
Continental Radio, Newton, IA 3-tube receiver
Qualitone 2-tube Receiver, Type DR
Qualitone, Sioux City, IA
Shenandoah 5 Receiver
Henry Field, Shenandoah, IA
Holmes Receiver
An internal paper tag is the only identification on this set.
Interior photos above show wood removed from the case bottom to accommodate a large
audio transformer (which may be a replacement), and a crude holder for a "C" battery.
One may also note the unusual tube holders and "Salisbury Patent" notice.
F. A. Holmes & Co., Waterloo, IA
Click here to go to higher level Radio MAK old radio page