ca. 1934, model A-16, B-16, D-16, RM-16, RT-16, PR-16 or 16-34?

I'm not real sure of the model number as Midwest was notoriously vague on identifying their radios. This a 16 - tube (uses 4 - #45's in the output stage), 5 band (broadcast + 4 short wave bands to 32 MHz) am radio receiver less speaker. The speaker was mounted in a separate "Sound \Cabinet" and I understand very scarce.

The Midwest radio company started in the early 1920's by A.G. Hoffman and sold battery radios under the "MIRACO" brand.  In the mid 1930's the "Midwest" brand appeared offering (supposedly) high quality radios at considerable less cost than the leading brands such as RCA, Philco & Zenith. They had great deco styling and eye appeal but their quality and advertising left a lot to be desired. They are highly prized by collectors today because of their beautifully styled cabinets plus most model are somewhat scarce.

The piece I'm offering is the radio part of a two - piece set (radio & speaker). The speaker was called a "Soundcabinet" and was made for the radio to set on top. The radio had been slightly modified so it will function with an 8 ohm PM speaker. The original speaker required the electrodynamic type. The minor modification I mentioned was simple, a choke of the proper size was installed to replace the field coil of the original speaker and is mounted under the chassis. Plus a small terminal block was also mounted on the chassis right rear for easy connection for an external PM speaker. Both these items can easily be removed if one can find an original speaker. The original speaker socket is still in place.

This set is offered as-is as I have not restored the electronics. It does work, but poorly, someone before me has long ago replaced some of the capacitors with ones that has since failed, so it needs a general electronic restoration for proper performance. The cabinet has been beautifully refinished with hand rubbed lacquer. The chassis is quite clean, no rodents, or bugs have lived here. The only flaws worth mentioning are: 1), I don't believe the knobs are original and: 2), one corner (extreme right end of travel) of the dial scale has a small piece of the corner missing. This is only noticeable if the dial is tuned beyond the normal tuning range.

SOLD

a large set, approximate measurements: 24X12X12"  estimated shipping weight 52 lb.