About
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Well a little about myself. My name is Bob McCormack. I have always been
into electronics ever since I could remember. I got a degree in electronic
engineering and computer technology and now work as a Network Engineer.
My parents always loved antiques and have owned several antique shops
throughout my life. a Few years ago I ran across an old Zenith radio
at an estate auction. This thing was in pitiful shape but I saw potential.
It was a 9-S-232 console from 1939 of course I didn't know any of that
at the time. I was positioned for the bidding to begin and swore to
myself I would never go over 50 bucks for that thing. The bidding started...
$100.00 barked out the auctioneer. I sunk thinking I would never get
that radio, but no bids. $50.00 then $25.00 still no bids. I looked
around thinking what are these people crazy? Don't they see what I saw.
Apparently not bidding never started so I shouted out ten bucks. The
auctioneer took the bid and started his seemlessly unending plea for
more and more, but no more bids. SOLD he hollered $10 dollars I was
ecstatic. And so it began. I brought that beast home and took it to
my shop and with loving care restored her to showroom condition. My
Wife was astonished and the way the radio looked after it was finished.
I was proud especially when I found out how much my ten dollar find
was really worth. I got the fever and started my hunt buying radios
here and there and slowly bringing them back to life. It soon became
an obsession of which there is no return. I now have quite a collection
of radios that you'll notice are all from the 30's and 40's. This was
the heyday of radio and to me the most attractive and best sounding
radios came from this era. I primarily collect wood cabinet radios because
of their beauty. They easily blend in as a piece of furniture in any
decor, which makes my wife happy. I wanted to start this site to share
my experience with restoration and collecting as well as offer a store
with parts and accessories for the do-it-yourselfer to help you in your
restoration project. I offer restoration
services with free estimates on your radio. Plus resources for parts
and other radio related items. Radio collecting has become a great hobby
and a very fulfilling one as well. There is nothing like turning on
that radio for the first time after you have spent hours restoring it
and hearing a station pop up and knowing that you brought it back from
near death. AHHH you too will be truly "Hooked on Radio"
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