In a Nutshell
Substantial beautiful and good sounding, playing even your phone

Introduction:
Here is a rare tombstone radio, made in 1936 by Northern Electric in Montreal, Canada. I could not find any reference for it, and uploaded some of my pictures to the Swiss radio museum (ref.3). It is obvious that N. E. followed the trend toward large colorful reverse-painted and edge-lit glass dials, perfected at the time also by DeForest Crosley and Rogers Majestic but was more reluctant to follow also their preference of tombstone shaped radios. The radio has a pepted-up 6-tube chassis, assigning the standard 6Q7 task to a 6H6/6F5 pair. A unique feature is a reflector mounted on the back of the speaker, anticipating N.E.s 1937 Mirrophonic Tone Chamber, that probably was aimed at keeping as much as possible sound inside the large and thick-walled cabinet, which itself acts as a large resonator. The speaker grille cutout has the shape of a Lyra, reminiscent of the two years older console model 63, also for sale (ref.2).

Additional information:
ref.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvOb1QFva0w
ref.2: https://www.radio-antiks.com/IndexRadio-Antiks_NorthernElectric_63A.htm
ref.3: https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/northernel_610.html

About my radio:
I bought the radio here in Vancouver in a heavily contested auction. The finish was too good to warrant refinishing, having only a few unoffending scratches, that could be touched up. I recapped the chassis but left the original electrolytic cap cases in place for the look. The chassis is not corroded and has no replaced components. Speaker cloth and octagonal bakelite knobs are original. Tubes and DC voltages were tested and the set aligned with the help of a Hickok 288X signal generator. A closed circuit 3.5mm phone receptacle was installed using coaxial wiring. A youtube video (ref.1 or click on thumbnail 28) was made, showing the radio playing on all 3 bands, playing an AM transmitter with an FM radio and an aux input, as well as playing my phone directly through the radios audio sections, preserving its volume and tone controls. Much improved reception is expected by replacing the 10' dipole antenna and properly grounding the radio. Please e-mail me (Kris) for any questions, ich spreche Deutsch, je parle Français.

Here are the specifications:

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