The plans for this handsome two-tube set appeared 80 years ago this month in the March 1944 issue of Radio Craft magazine. The author had a broken midget set with a cracked case, one bad tube, and some loose connections, but he was able to use the parts to make this portable TRF set.

For a cabinet, he found some clear plastic. The result, despite wartime parts shortages, was a radio almost as good as the donor.