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 Mystery Radio Revealed 

 OK… Who Knew? It’s a Fritchle

Come See It At CHRS Radio Central

You Won’t See Another 

Antique horn-speaker radio cabinet with a speaker cone and tube chassis belowFritchle radio cabinet on tall legs with a carved shell-shaped speaker opening

 Made In Chicago in 1931 By Oliver P. Fritchle… 

Handwritten label inside a radio cabinet: designed and built by Oliver P. Fritchle, Chicago, 11-11-1931

 Only 4 Made… Our’s Is Only One Known To Exist! 

 The Cabinet Is Patented… 

Fritchle Radiocabinet paper label naming Oliver P. Fritchle, 4619 Kenmore Ave., Chicago

 Fritchle’s Notes Inside Cabinet… 

Inside of a radio cabinet showing a speaker grille and pencil inscriptions by O. P. Fritchle

Chassis Restored By Eric Enstrom…

Man standing beside a Fritchle radio cabinet with a round speaker opening

Eric Documented The Restoration…

Interior chassis of an early tube radio with vacuum tubes and shielded components

Cabinet Restored By Carlos Perez 

Front panel of an early wooden radio with a small dial window and three knobs

Oliver P. Fritchle Was Known

For Building Electric Cars

Old photo of Oliver P. Fritchle standing by a Fritchle electric coupe car with two dogs

READ THE FRITCHLE STORY HERE

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