This selection of vintage radio sets are for people who want to have a go at a DIY restoration.  We check them all  for obvious faults, and completeness.  A full description is given for each set,  together with a difficulty rating, so you should have a good idea what is required before you purchase an item. Where we have the service data,  it is included with the radio free of charge.   If you would like more details about a set,  then please feel free to telephone or email us.

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You should not expect the restoration projects to work correctly as purchased, repairs may be required before it is safe to connect them to the mains supply.

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1935 HMV 440AC   (valve)
This came our way as a part exchange and has obviously developed a fault.  I suspect it is something simple,  as there is no sound at all,  not even a hum.  Output transformer or maybe just the wiring around it.   I have not looked closely although I would say the valves are all in good order.  The cabinet has obviously been refinished at some point to a high standard,  and I can see under the chassis some capacitors have been replaced.   All in all in lovely condition throughout and a good chance to get your hands on one of the classic heavy HMV's 
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW
Dimensions 14" wide, 18" high, 10" deep
Antenna - simple wire needed.
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 intermediate
Price £78 (£200 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £42 GBP
Sold.

1937 Philips 727 H/U  (valve)
WOW.  Philips were on strange medicine when they came up with this one.  It only has 3 chassis to contend with and a baretter at 45 deg! Fantastic piece of work and quite a rare model too.   All in excellent order,  the only bit I can see that has been replaced would a smoothing capacitor.  This is normal for all Philips radios as the types used in the 30's were very wet and tended to leak.  The Bakelite case is superb without a mark to be seen and you can see where the ideas came from for the later models such as the 170A.   The tuning wire needs re-stringing.  Supplied with all trim,  back panel and the propriety Philips mains plug.   Go on,  treat yourself.   This will keep you happy for weeks!
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW /SW
Dimensions 19" wide, 13" high, 7" deep
Antenna - simple wire needed.
Restoration Difficulty 2 Advanced.
Price £120 
(£300 overhauled  - why so much?  Well just look at it,  this is going to take forever to sort out!)
UK Delivery £13  Most of EU £35 GBP
Reserved.  Off to Japan soon...

1937 Ever Ready 5031  (valve)
Here is an interesting one. Ever Ready were generally known for their battery and portable valve radios however this model is a proper AC mains table top affair.  Well preserved and completely original bar the missing back panel, the cabinet will polish up well with burnishing cream.  Uses British 7 pin valve types and a nice KT41 output pentode.
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Dimensions 20" wide, 19" high, 11" deep
Antenna - simple wire needed.
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 intermediate
Price £45 (£150 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £34 GBP
Sorry this one is sold.

C1932 Beethoven  (valve) 
Afraid we have not yet found the model number for this wonderful looking wooden wireless.   Reminds me very much of early Philips offerings that were featured in hot drink adverts.  You know the one I mean. Anyway if you know the name or number of this Beethoven radio please drop us a line at the usual address.   The cabinet is in lovely original finish condition with only minor marks showing.  Our flash photos do not do the case justice really but you will be able to get the general idea.   Looking inside nothing much has been messed with for many years,  someone has fitted an extra speaker in there (I'm guessing the field coil type is faulty) but that was done a long time ago.   There is a switch on one side which I assume is the on/off,  it's toggle is missing.  Apart from that all is good,  including the front panel cloth. The rear panel cloth needs sticking back in place.  Mains plug supplied.   Very nice.   
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW
Dimensions 14" wide, 18" high, 10" deep
Antenna - simple wire needed.
Restoration Difficulty 2 Advanced.
Price £175 (£390 overhauled) UK Delivery £20 Most of EU £42 GBP

1937 Philips 747A (valve) 
A more conventional offering from the Philips factory is what we have here,  once again in completely original order.   Has not been messed about in any way and is 100% complete.   Bar some marks on the cabinet finish which is basically sound and a wear patch on the speaker cloth where it rubs against the baffle board there is not a lot else to report.  Expect excellent audio quality from this model,  the audio amplifier stage is very well thought out.   Comes complete with a perfect back panel and the proprietary Philips mains plug.   
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Dimensions 19" wide, 15" high, 10" deep
Antenna - simple wire needed.
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 intermediate
Price £58  (£175 overhauled and re-polished)
UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £35 GBP

1946 Philips 371A/15 (valve)
Sticking with the Philips theme here is another one,  this time in Bakelite.  The 371A is one of those classic radios that looks just like a "proper" wireless!   You know what I mean.  Well this one is ripe for restoration,  completely original and the only snag is someone lost the back panel.  Not the end of the world,  they were not up to much in the first place  - too many holes made them very flimsy.   A piece of ply or thin MDF would make a suitable replacement.    Cabinet wise this one is excellent.  Nothing else to say.   
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Dimensions 15" wide, 9" high, 7" deep
Antenna - internal plate type (wire recommended)
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 intermediate
Price £65 (£150 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £28 GBP

1953 Bush DAC90A  Ivory  (valve)
Here we have a nice later version of the Ivory coloured DAC90A for you to sort out.  As you can spot the mains cable has been replaced and there is a little bit of crazing / stress marks around the front left hand corner.  Careful application of a bleaching agent can help to reduce the blackness of marks in this material  (don't use it on brown Bakelite as it will wreck the finish).   Really they are not so bad though,  just thought I better mention them!  Everything else is good including the tuning dial.   An opportunity to get a nice cheap 90A. 
Frequency Coverage  LW/MW
Antenna - Internal frame.
Restoration Difficulty 1 Easy
Dimensions 12" wide, 9" high, 7" deep
Price £40 (£125 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £28 GBP

1953 Pye P76F (valve)
Top notch domestic receiver from Pye,  one of out most popular radios.  The engineers who designed this radio spent a lot of time messing about with the audio feedback circuitry, which gave the end result of superb audio reproduction. Get the capacitors sorted out and you will find a 76 hard to better. This is an original example, which has been very well cared for. The cabinet is near perfect and needs little more than a polish to make A1. Faults, well the only one I can visually spot are a few minor cabinet marks. Nothing has been messed about with this, inside or out.
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Antenna - internal frame type with sockets for a long wire.
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 - intermediate.
Dimension 19" wide, 15" high, 7" deep.
Price £30 (£125 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £28 GBP
Sorry this one is sold.

1938 HMV 499  (valve)
This beast is heavy.  More steel in it that a modern car,  or so it feels…  HMV certainly knew how to make a chassis and this 6 valve machine is no exception to the rule.   Features lovely slow motion chain driven tuning and a whopping big elliptical speaker.  Arrived here as a part exchange and it has clearly been polished up a bit,  however the original finish is intact and there is little sign bar some capacitor replacements of frantic chassis messing.  Just what I like to find when taking the back of a repair job.  Faults to mention,  I spotted a little chunk of veneer missing from the top edge of the cabinet (you have to look to find it) and a small split in the speaker cone which should be repairable with care.   This one will give the parcel man a few sick days…
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Antenna - simple wire needed. 
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 - intermediate.
Dimension 18" wide, 19" high, 11" deep.
Price £98 (£220 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £42

C1975 Roberts R707 (transistor)
It's probably the best sounding of all the big Roberts radios, but not one for the faint hearted. Getting the modules to bits if needed to replace AF115 transistors is not fun at all. You have been warned! Excellent original condition, no scratches or battery leak problems. This one actually seemed to work ok the last time I tried it...
Frequency Coverage LW, MW, SW and VHF FM
Antenna - internal ferrite etc with sockets.
Dimensions 13" wide 7" high, 4" deep
Batteries 2 6V lantern types.
Price £18 UK Delivery £11 Most of EU £22 GBP

1949 Bush AC11 (valve)
Bush made this radio one of their first to use the quick remove chassis system. You only need to remove the knobs, take out two screws and unplug a couple of wires to lift out the chassis, making a big improvement on their earlier designs which would take the wireless repair man half an hour to strip down. I doubt it saved the owners any money, but I guess it made life easier for us engineer types. You can expect good performance really from any of the Bush radios of this line, such as the AC11,31,34,41 and so on. One benefit on this model is the inclusion of an internal frame type aerial which I've found to be more than adequate. This particular example looks very original - bar a little slice of missing veneer from one bottom rear corner (the place where they all seem to get damaged). Needs a good polish however the original finish is ok.
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Dimensions 20" wide, 13" high, 7" deep
Antenna - frame type with sockets for SW etc.
Restoration Difficulty 1 - easy
Price £29 (£120 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £28 GBP
Sold.  Off to Japan soon!

1948 GEC BC4855 (valve)
Here we have a very pretty GEC wireless, made from pristine Bakelite. No cracks or damage anywhere - it is completely original. As usual there has to be a snag, and that is the back panel is missing. Not the end of the world. Inside there is the usual GEC 5 valve plus barrater ac/dc chassis which given a bit of capacitor massage and a spot of careful soldering you will have a really nice addition to your radio family. Nothing much else to report, have a close look at the pictures. Nice.
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Dimensions 17" wide, 12" high, 9" deep
Antenna - simple wire required.
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 - intermediate
Price £60 (£155 overhauled) UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £28 GBP

1940 Murphy AD94 (valve)
From the outside this looks superb! Perfect case, dial and trim. There is a little bit of wear and a small hole in the back panel which can easily be repaired. Chassis. Well someone has had a go….. Ugggh. Not so bad but it will certainly need to be checked over stage by stage and most likely need components sorting out. Whilst I had it to bits I removed the tuning cord that was strung completely back to front and as I tend to get over enthusiastic I sorted that little niggle out for you. Checking through the circuit everything looks to be more or less in the right place, the dropper resistor might need replacing as it has a burn mark on one winding. All IFT's, field coils etc good. So do you fancy a project that will keep you busy for quite a while? If so get your cheque book out!
Frequency Coverage :- MW / LW / SW
Antenna - simple wire antenna required.
Dimensions 12" wide 13" high, 6.5" deep
Price £80 UK Delivery £13 Most of EU £28 GBP Sorry this one is sold.

1953 Stella ST106A  (valve)
We have a Philips powered Stella Bakelite radio here.  Has that well proven chassis that is fitted in a multitude of radios of this time, and they always work well.   This one is in good original condition (and the dial pointer cord is intact!) Will make a super little radio with a little bit of time and effort.   
Frequency Coverage :- LW / MW / SW
Antenna -  internal plate aerial with socket for wire.
Restoration Difficulty   1.5  -  intermediate. 
Dimensions  -  15" wide, 10" high, 7" deep
Price  £27  (£110 overhauled)  UK Delivery £13   Most of EU £28 GBP
Sorry this one is sold.

1959 Philips B2G05U  (Valve)   two available
The small acrylic Philips radios are often overlooked.  I must say though that the sound quality they can produce from such a compact design is surprising.  Much better in my humble opinion than many of the other more expensive radios of the same time.  The bass response is well,  better.   The thing that often lets them down is the PCB board that they are built on,  it needs to be clean  -  especially around the audio stages or you might have problems with leakage hum.  Just like tracking inside a distributor cap on your car,  dust in the form of carbon is quite good at conducting AC from the rectifier or heaters.   Both of them are fine and have had their smoothing caps replaced recently. 
Frequency Coverage :- MW/LW
Dimensions 12" wide, 7" high, 6" deep
Antenna -   internal with sockets. 
Restoration Difficulty  1 easy
Price £25 each  (£95 overhauled) 
UK Delivery £13  Most of EU £26 GBP
Sorry both are sold.

1967 Bush VTR133   (transistor)
Soft padded Bush portable with good VHF coverage.  Everything is well spaced out on this model which has survived remarkably well.  It has been looked after well over the years.  No burns etc which can be a problem on the soft finish models.  Electrically its nothing much out of the ordinary,  the welcome thing is unlike Roberts who insisted on using modules for their VHF IF stages this is all open circuit pcb.  So replacing those transistors if needed is a far less troublesome job.   No damage,  good dial and antenna. 
Frequency Coverage :- MW / LW / VHF FM
Dimensions 14.5" wide, 8" high, 4" deep
Antenna -  internal ferrite rod with whip for VHF  External socket fitted.
Restoration Difficulty 1.5 intermediate.
Batteries single 9V PP9
Price  £14  (£65 overhauled)  UK Delivery £11   Most of EU £20 GBP   

1968 Roberts R600 (transistor)
This was Roberts first radio with VHF FM coverage and what a cracker it is too.  Certainly one of our favourite RR models and when working properly its sound quality is hard to beat.   This one is in good order with a complete telescopic antenna and handle.  Electrically the IF module can be a pain,  and getting to it is another story,  but it is possible.  it out to replace the faulty transistors.   This one is working on VHF again although the volume is way down.  Nothing much on AM apart from a crackle when you give it a rough shake  - that would indicate transistor failure in the AM IF stage.   Giving too many secrets away again...
Antenna - Internal ferrite rod / whip
Restoration Difficulty  2  -  moderate
Batteries  -  1 of PP9 9V
Dimensions 10" wide, 6" high, 4" deep
Frequency coverage   -  LW / MW / VHF FM
Price £12   UK Delivery £11   Most of EU £20 GBP