Clearly a labor of love, [SolomonZaraa]’s two-year effort guts the radio but still manages to pay homage to the original beauty of the 1939 vintage Philco 39-80 “tombstone” portable AM radio.

One of the best vintage radios that you can get now to add to your collection is this Art Deco Tombstone made in the 1930s. It’s highly decorated with a skyscraper shape with silver-painted sides.