Trav-ler Model 5180 Tube Portable

I get a real kick out of this funky little set, from the ivory plastic front panel to the gator-patterned leatherette case. As in many early portables, the cabinet is made of thin wood panels. The antenna is sandwiched between two thin panels that make up the top of the cabinet. If you peek inside, you'll see two antenna input wires disappearing into the cabinet's "ceiling."

I'm half guessing at the model number. The radio bears no stickers or labels, but somebody wrote 5180 in pencil inside the cabinet back. The heyday of this type of radio was the late 1940's and early 50's, so that's probably when it was made.