We have in our possession a Major 8 radiogram which was originally purchased by my in-laws around 1960s. It hasn’t been used for years and kept largely for sentimental reasons. When I first saw it a very modern (for its day) stereo cassette player had been patched in not sure how but it worked.
I have not been able to find any information online about this or any other radiogram. I did find a website that that does repairs Resurrection Radiograms. They hadn’t heard of a Major 8 either. They did however suggest that it could be a rebranded Astor 8. I visited another website bakeliteradio it lists the Astor brand but doesn’t really help my cause.
The radiogram is now part of history as cassette players, 8 track cartridges and compact disks. The radio still works but it only has AM as this unit predates FM radio and there is little call for short wave theses days. So there it sits the AM band works but doesn’t cover the full bandwidth that is available today. I can tune in some stations the sound is a bit crackly befitting such an on old radio.
Sadly the turntable is no longer functional too hared to fix.
The cabinet is made from veneered plywood which needed repair. That however is a story for another post.
Major 8 Radiogram 
Major 8 tuning 
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