His Grandmother bought her Scott 800B Radio in a mahogany Chippendale cabinet brand new from a furniture store back in 1946. It was the center of attention in the sitting room of her Pasadena home and Beverly Hills home where the family would gather around to listen to radio programs. As the years passed by and her daughter moved out to a life of her own and her husband passed away, the radio remained one possession she cherished for it's beauty and listening pleasure.

Finally the day came when she reached the age when the old house was too big and an apartment was the only answer. The radio moved with her and again a few years later. But then came the apartment that was too small and the old Scott, at about four feet high and just as wide, had to go.

Grandson, Ed Sharpe, had often explored the back of the old Scott since his interest in electronics and radio pulled him like a magnet to anything of the likes. When she had to dispose of the Scott in 1967, she asked Ed if he would like to own it. He, of course, was elated and the old family Scott was soon settled into the bedroom of his parent's Palos Verdes home. At the time he was fourteen or fifteen years old and an old Scott was quite an unusual possession for a teenager of that era. Most of his friends had stereos of the latest and greatest vintage. But he soon proved that his Scott 800B could crank just as loud and clear as anyone else's equipment!

"I can't remember if it needed any work when I first got it. If so it couldn't have been much or I'd have remembered. One thing I regret was that I pulled the old 78 only phonograph out and put a modern one in its place. I'd give anything to find an original replacement." Ed says.

"Back in 1946 the Scott 800B was about one of the nicest radios made. But even all through the late 60's I enjoyed listening to all kinds of broadcasts on it. It has short wave, AM & FM, motor drive tuning, and variable selectivity for separating close together stations."

"Then in 1970, I went into the Air Force. My parents were getting ready to retire and move to Northern California and didn't want to move such a big old radio. So with deep regret I sold it for $30, to it fellow radio nut in Palos Verdes. He didn't have room for it inside, so he put the chassis inside but left the cabinet in the garage. For the next eight years the cabinet was home for their family cat. As would be expected the inside suffered some damage."