09-10-2013, 07:46 PM
Well, here it is. It was 60 bucks and I think I might've overpaid 10 bucks or so which is fine, haggling is not a precise science plus had I bought it on eBay for less I'd pay shipping...and eBay usually does not work well for "for less", it is an auction and it well could've been for more and this is what I told the guy: go on eBay - you might in fact get more money then you will get from me, but he said he did not want to get involved with shipping etc.....
It's a decent radio, an AA5 from what I could tell, in decent enough shape though not without some noticeable blemishes like the chip in the veneer (or is it photo?) on top or some light chipping at the edges and scratching.
I do not care about the parts' condition, most will be replaced, I would love for coils and pots to be intact though...obviously the ballast will have to come out, too rusty even if it works which it probably doesn't.
The chassis is clean. No rust, actually, and not much dirt. Even the tubes are fairly clean.
Funny story, when the guy (Frank is his name) had just met me and pulled out the radio, he then immediately proceeded to an outlet (and this was in the garage standing on the bare ground floor) and suggested that I would plug it in if I wanted to see if it worked.
I told him immediately that this was a very bad idea, and if in the future he had an unknown condition antique radio, he should not be plugging it in, and if he would he should keep it a secret. For now, I said, this radio might simply put your house on fire, blow up, or even make you extremely electro-cute.
The guy was very surprised by these revelations.
Anyways, here are some photos.
It's a decent radio, an AA5 from what I could tell, in decent enough shape though not without some noticeable blemishes like the chip in the veneer (or is it photo?) on top or some light chipping at the edges and scratching.
I do not care about the parts' condition, most will be replaced, I would love for coils and pots to be intact though...obviously the ballast will have to come out, too rusty even if it works which it probably doesn't.
The chassis is clean. No rust, actually, and not much dirt. Even the tubes are fairly clean.
Funny story, when the guy (Frank is his name) had just met me and pulled out the radio, he then immediately proceeded to an outlet (and this was in the garage standing on the bare ground floor) and suggested that I would plug it in if I wanted to see if it worked.
I told him immediately that this was a very bad idea, and if in the future he had an unknown condition antique radio, he should not be plugging it in, and if he would he should keep it a secret. For now, I said, this radio might simply put your house on fire, blow up, or even make you extremely electro-cute.
The guy was very surprised by these revelations.
Anyways, here are some photos.
