This Airline tombstone dates to 1936, and was purchased for $40 during a vacation in Madison, WI. As you can see, the finish is in pretty rough shape (you can see the lacquer is coming off), but the wood is in good shape except for a couple of small veneer chips.

The chassis is quite dirty, but the set does power up and receives broadcasts on the shortwave band.

For now, I've stripped the old lacquer finish off, and am working on fixing a couple of the small veneer chips. Stay tuned for photos of the completed radio!



Here's the radio after stripping. Now, I just need to fix the veneer chips and stain and lacquer! Sounds easy, right?