1936 Philmore Blackbird Crystal Radio Restoration

The Crystal Radio was the dream of many young kids in the mid 20th century, but they date back to before the 1920's and were surprisingly well suited for the radio transmissions of that era. Their prices definitely made radio reception a reality for adults and kids alike. While Tubes won out due to audio volume and selectivity, Crystal Radios are still very functional as an AM receiver. We delve into some of the history of this Philmore model, and we will hook up this Crystal Radio model to an antenna and headphones to hear it function. The restoration projects were multi-fold. We try to replicate the Crystalline front panel with limited success. We will go through the creation of a decal for the front, a placard for the bottom, and will go through the wrinkle paint process associated with this model.

NOTE: Schematic in the video is incorrect. The corrected schematic can be found here, along with the Placard image file and the decal image file.

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