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Older radios tend to fetch somewhat more than newer ones, but only in a very general way. Age alone doesn't make a radio priceless. 1920s radios are old, but some manufacturers made cheap, junky radios in those days, as in all other times. Scarcity of parts can make certain vintage sets very expensive to repair.

Paper capacitors would be replaced by polyester or polypropylene capacitors, just make sure the voltage rating is adequate. New capacitors will have different preferred values from the old ones.

Professional refinishing is also labor-intensive; I have paid anywhere from $400 to $800 to have a large wooden cabinet completely redone. If you spend hundreds of dollars restoring a vintage radio, don't expect to recover that money by reselling the restored set.

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Electrolytics. Film capacitors are not recommended as one-for-one replacements of aluminum electrolytic capacitors. There are considerable mechanical and electrical differences. Switching from one technology to the other requires a new inverter topology.

Even though they're ancient by today's standards, these old tube radios can almost always be brought back to life, and there's still plenty of broadcasts out there for them to receive! Not to mention, they just look so classy and have a presence few modern electronics can match.

Indeed, the radio may not work because several components are not tuned properly, which is not reflected in their appearance or their connections.