As we are expanding this thread to take in other hobbies. I read and occasionally subscribe to a USA message board devoted to the restoration of old radios.
In the USA between the wars there were over a thousand companies that made several thousand different models over the years The most popular were "tombstone" varieties, because they looked like them.
Two skills are required, repairing the electronics and repairing the cabinets. The first can be difficult as there may be no circuit diagrams available and parts might be in short supply.
The finished articles look really good, but you can get naff-all on them, well just a few local stations, but back then that's all there were, that these receivers could find.
That's not the point, it's just the sense of achievement,
I'm always impressed with the finished sets. This one was from 1930.
A lot of work has to go into some. This is just the
cabinet with the chassis. The guy is searching for the "right" grill cloth before the
speaker goes back in.
@Songbird- Sounds like my grandmother although I can always remember she went to bed every afternoon for an hour or so and lived to 90 years. If you were seen putting any uneaten food in the bin she would say "you'll stone the crows for that".
Thanks guys 😊. The designs aren’t mine (don’t have an artistic bone in my body 🙄 -but I like to think I am a good picker of patterns 🤣). You tube has been very useful whenever I come across a stitch I don’t know ……there is such a wealth of information out there.
I found it very hard to learn how to crochet unlike knitting. Friends trying to show me how gave up. Can't remember how I twigged on in the end but once you realise how easy it is there will be no stopping you. Good luck to those who want to learn.
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Masses of ideas and information on you tube and other places on the net.