Berkey and Gay Radio Cabinet

I'm looking for this cabinet for a radio that I have restored. I have part of the cabinet, but need the doors.

 

that could be a hard find.....good luck !!!
Where ya at ?

 

Welcome, Robert. So, the photo in your post is just an example, not yours? I guess we can assume that since the photo shows doors.

I found a thread on this site from 2017 where somebody was asking about a similar cabinet. But it's the whole cabinet, not just the doors. I'm not sure if the person was selling or not.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/identifying-this-berkey-gay-piece.15622/

That person has not logged in on the site since 2017. I see that there are also some links posted in reply to the original question in that thread. Maybe helpful? Not sure. Oh, I see the second link posted is where you got your sample photo.

 

Excellent find. Maybe radio will meet cabinet.

 

I can see why you'd want to finish that off. Good luck finding the doors; I suspect it will not be easy. You never know though; some upcycler might have a pair laying around.

 

Hi all. I joined this site because I somehow discovered a link to the thread Figtree3 mentioned. I rebuilt a Grebe radio in this cabinet about a year ago. the cabinet was literally falling apart. This is not the typical cabinet for this radio and I could never find a picture of it in the radio forums until now. I'm excited cuz I now know what the doors looked like. More interesting to me is to know that the cabinet is a Berkey and Gay. this was one of the larger furniture companies in Grand Rapids, MI back when GR was known as the Furniture City. I live 20 miles from there and have actually been in the re-purposed building. So, at least I now know what I'm looking for thanks to this site!

Here's a couple of pics of my radio in the cabinet and the cabinet before restoration (after a bit of gentle disassembly.) I really need the doors!

 

Wishing you best of luck in finding the doors!

 

Yea!!! I found an empty cabinet with doors. I have to ship it from AZ to MI but at least I can complete my radio.

 

Congratulations on the find!

 

Thank you!

 

Robert I’m looking at a Berkey and Gay radio cabinet with an intact radio. Would you know the manufacturer of the radios B& G used?

 

Welcome to Antiquers, @Donna Behrendt !

It appears that the original poster has not logged in since March 2019. I hope he might still come by to check on his posts occasionally. I tried to tag him in this post but the tag didn't work correctly.

 

I’m hope he does too. Thanks!

 

I'm here... occasionally! Donna, Berkey and Gay made cabinets for more than one radio company. Mine is a Grebe, and since I started this thread, I also have a Balkite. There were probably others. Often, with a High end cabinet, the radio was upgraded and a new radio installed in the old, fancy cabinet. Because technology was advancing so rapidly, radios became obsolete in a matter of a year or so, just like computers and phones today. I have a 1928 Sparton cabinet with a 1936 McMurdo Silver radio in it. if you could post a picture of what you have, that would be great! I'll check in periodically.

 

Now we can hope that @Donna Behrendt checks back in soon. It has been a few months.