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This article is from the Antique Radios
And Phonographs FAQ, by Hank van Cleef vancleef@netcom with
numerous contributions by others.
57 Where can I get tubes, electronic parts, knobs, dial lenses, grille cloth, schematics, literature, refinishing supplies, etc.?
The following suppliers carry a variety of merchandise for
collectors and restorers of vintage radio/phono/TV/jukeboxes. Catalogs
or inventory lists are available from all of them. Following this list
is a directory of commonly needed items, with additional sources.
1. Antique Electronic Supply, 6221 S. Maple Ave., Tempe, AZ 85283,
(602)820-5411: Great source for tubes, components, restoration
supplies, books, etc. If you're new to the hobby, start with
the AES catalog--it's indispensible!
2. Puett Electronics, P.O. Box 28572, Dallas, TX 75228,
(214)321-0927: Incredible supply of literature and service
data, also some parts. Good source for collectors of
E.H. Scott and McMurdo silver radios.
3. Play Things of Past, 3552 West 105th St., Cleveland, OH 44111,
(216)582-3094: Plenty of hard-to-find parts for the earliest
radios, including rare tubes. (Probably the best source for
original parts on 1920's sets.) Lots of literature as well.
Excellent catalog.
4. Old Tyme Radio Company, 2445 Lyttonsville Rd., Silver Spring,
MD 20910, (301)585-8776. Tubes, vintage parts, radios,
test equipment.
5. Great Northern, P.O. Box 17338, Minneapolis, MN 55417,
(61) 727-2489: Lots of stuff for collectors of Zenith radios--
parts, literature, T-shirts, service data.
6. Vintage TV and Radio Supply, 3498 W. 105th St., Cleveland,
OH 44111, (216)671-6712: Nice selection of books, tubes,
knobs, components, refinishing supplies, etc. Much better
knob selection than AES (#1 above). Good catalog.
7. Wade's World of Knobs (Wade and Joe-Ann Terrell), 7109 E. Arbor Ave.,
Mesa, AZ 85208, (602)830-7849: Reproduction plastic knobs and dial
lenses, etc.
8. Antique Radio Labs, R1, Box 41, Cutler, IN 46920, (317)268-2214:
Limited selection of various parts and literature.
9. Don Diers, 4276 North 50th St., Milwaukee, WI 53216-1313:
Nice selection of tubes and vintage parts. Tons of caps!
Fun to read catalog!
10. Triode Electronics, Box 578751, Chicago, IL 60657, (312)871-7459:
Jukebox needles, cartridges, tubes, other parts.
11. A.G. Tannenbaum, P.O. Box 386, Ambler, Pa. 19002;
Tel: 215-540-8055: Vintage parts and literature, test equipment.
NOTE: Tannenbaum has moved. New address per their telephone recording
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