What does one do with a floor model Marconi record player/radio from the forties that needs tubes to work.?

Question

Beautiful wood; antique, I suppose; nice piece of furniture but useless.

Answer 1

Check with the radio broadcasting museum.There is an antiques and collectables market for it.What ever you do,don't toss it in the trash.The Marconi name is extremely rare,they went out of business before 1960.The wireless equipment on the Titantic was run by them.Radio shack advertises that they can research tubes.They might still make them.

Answer 2

It has been some time since I bought a tube for a radio, but I assume if you do a search on the net that you may be able to find some still.

You could take the piece in to a radio repair shop and see if they could repair it.  Once repaired, then you could sell it on ebay or any other shopping site, like craigslist.

good luck