Antique radio question

[5gear]

hi guys, this is off topic, but maybe you can help out a fellow NES member because i don't know who else to ask.
i'm selling off some items for my parents and i have a radio from the early 1900s?? that i think is pretty rare.
my parents refer to it as a crystal radio, but it appears to have terminals for a battery, and my research shows crystal radios do not use batteries. i've got it listed on ebay, but i want to make sure my description is right so it gets the most exposure.
my father has some health problems so i'm trying to get as much as i can for it.
any advice would be appreciated.
it was made by B&C Radio Manufacturing in Boston

 

[Goliathan]

Where are the battery terminals? Looks like an old 1920s crystal set to me

 

[5gear]

they are on the outer left and right side of the front panel. one side says "battery A" pos and neg and the other is "battery B" pos and neg.
i guess the listing can't be too far off, it's only been on there an hour and already has a $100 bid. however, once again, any advice is appreciated

 

[Goliathan]

Could be it's an old transmitter too (telephone) which might explain the battery.

Here's a similar one that went for a few hundred:

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/b_c_radio_crystal_receiving_set.html

 

[jtnf]

http://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=117778&start=480

 

[5gear]

i saw those posts when i was doing some research last week, and while that radio is very similar to mine, it does not have the battery terminals like mine. i guess i will just add to my ebay description and point out that it has a place to hook up a battery, so it may not be a true crystal radio. thanks for the help

 

[cockpitbob]

A photo of the insides through that nice glass panel will help buyers understand what it is.

 

[Skysoldier]

That is a 1 tube radio, not a Crystal Radio. I wish he had posted it here, I would have bought it in a New York Minute!