1926 Slocumb Resonator * Remarkable, Uncommon Radio Unlike Any Other * St. Louis
$1,000.00
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Seldom seen Slocumb Resonator, an unusual mid-1920’s battery radio invented by Lloyd Q. Slocumb of Ferguson MO and manufactured by the NAFR Radio Corporation in nearby St. Louis. Mr. Slocumb was issued a United States patent for the receiver on January 5, 1926. The last 4 pictures are taken from the pages of that patent.
As you can see in the photographs, the radio’s design is unique, to say the least. Five tuning coils can be found on the chassis. Two of these coils are coupled to variable tuning capacitors. These capacitors run up and down “tracks” cut into the panel. The radio is tuned by adjusting the inductance of the tuning coils vertically while adjusting the capacitance of the tuning condensers horizontally — clockwise or counterclockwise. Like playing 3 dimensional chess.
Condition of the radio is excellent, close to mint. The chassis sits in a walnut cabinet that — when closed — looks like a chest for silverware. Battery connections are made on the back of the cabinet; the speaker connects in the back of the set too.
The radio is a bit tricky to tune, but it does work when properly configured with a DC power supply and a longwire outdoor antenna. When the regeneration is cranked up, it will play loud, but the squeal can become difficult to control at a certain point, often without provocation.
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