A&E Toledo Magazine: Summertyme Vintage Radio Repair Published on June 19, 2011 Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Bennie Summers tests a tube in his shop at Summertyme Vintage Radio Repair in the Maumee Antique Mall. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image An old Hickok voltage meter. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Tubes in their original boxes are stacked at the radio repair shop. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image A sign atop the old tube tester at Bennie Summers' shop. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Bennie Summers examines a Champion Spark Plug radio that Terry Hood, of Swanton, brought to Summertyme to be repaired. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Bennie Summers solders a part in an old radio. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Summertyme Vintage Radio Repair owner Bennie Summers checks numbers on a chart to to dial in to the old tube checker machine. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Vintage advertising signs are for sale at Summertyme in the Maumee Antique Mall. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image This pamphlet claims that "anyone can replace tubes" but shop owner Bernie Summers is one of the few folks in the country who actually does it. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Bennie Summers works in his radio repair shop in the Maumee Antique Mall. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image This vintage Lighthouse radio C battery offers 4 1/2 volts. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Tuned just so, Bennie Summers can catch broadcasts on this old radio. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image Related Items Toledo Magazine Recommended for you Click to comment