1923 Brownie No. 2 Wireless Coy's Crystal Radio In Original Box With Headphones

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Here's a 1923 Brownie No. 2 crystal radio with its original cardboard box and a nice set of vintage headphones.
Molded cabinet is clean, with no cracks, no repairs, no missing chunks of ebonite. The original bottom plate is still intact, affixed to the underside of the cabinet with its original rivets.
Crystal detector is original and in good condition, with its original cat-whisker and original mineral.
The box is in good condition, with normal signs of wear, but no missing flaps. Printing is legible everywhere, and the radio fits easily inside.
The headphones are unsigned. Difficult to determine whether they're American or British, but my guess would be American. The drivers are both good.
I tested the radio with a longwire antenna, but could not get it to pick up any stations. That said, the circuit is a simple one, and I suspect that if you're willing to devote an hour to two to trouble shooting the set, you should be able to get it to work for you. Nonetheless, it's being offered for historical and/or collecting purposes only, with no other assurances stated or implied.
I'm one of ebay's best known, most highly regarded sellers of antique radios, and I specialize in radios from the 1920's. I've been selling
and shipping
them for more than 25 years. When you purchase an antique radio from me, you'll receive a radio that arrives safely because it's been carefully packed (by
me
, not by some well-intentioned but nonetheless confounded, doe-eyed teenager working at the UPS store who wouldn't know a phonograph from a farm tool), Sure, you can probably get a lower price from Joe and Janet Barn-Find, but when your "bargain" arrives broken, and without any hint of how you might be able to put it back together, you'll realize that you really do get exactly what you pay for.