Here is a beautiful Airline model, post war radio by Montgomery Ward. Overall, this radio is in good shape with a fresh paint job - a great looking Art Deco style radio.
The radio is clean, attractive and semi functional.  THIS RADIO PICKS UP ONLY A FEW STATIONS IN MY AREA.  Other AM radios that I have pick up more stations.  Your area may produce better results.  Therefore, I consider this to be more decorative than functional.  All old AM receivers are prone to picking up "noise" from electronic equipment, LED or fluorescent lighting, etc.  They also require a long wire antenna.  I use a long thin wire that runs along the walls of my room and attached to the the loose antenna wire on the back.  
The controls have been cleaned and lubricated.  The electronics have been thoroughly gone over.  All paper and electrolytic capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents and every resistor has been checked and replaced if found to be defective.  Any brittle wiring has been replaced.  The pots have been cleaned with CDC contact cleaner.  Each tube has been tested and replaced if weak or defective.  Nothing has been done to this radio that is not described here.  
Once I finish a radio to my satisfaction, I move it from my workshop to my office and will "