02-02-2015, 04:30 PM
It's quite a price jump from the basic model 17, which cost $130! 
No wonder they only sold around 3000 of the model 50. In fact, I could have had three model 17's for $90 a while back, with some tubes! Sadly, they were all missing the dial light hoods.
An article I read on that same site says the Radiola 17 was RCA's first true AC radio. Would that make the 50 their first true AC console? Being from 1927-28, these along with my Radiola 33 do seem to be the earliest all AC radios I have seen. Yes there were models like the Radiola 30-30A, but those were more like a hybrid of battery set combined with an amp/battery eliminator chassis.
No wonder they only sold around 3000 of the model 50. In fact, I could have had three model 17's for $90 a while back, with some tubes! Sadly, they were all missing the dial light hoods.An article I read on that same site says the Radiola 17 was RCA's first true AC radio. Would that make the 50 their first true AC console? Being from 1927-28, these along with my Radiola 33 do seem to be the earliest all AC radios I have seen. Yes there were models like the Radiola 30-30A, but those were more like a hybrid of battery set combined with an amp/battery eliminator chassis.
No matter where you go, there you are.
