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The Big & The Small Of It--2 More Found Today
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11-10-2013, 07:48 PM
Here are 2 more flea market finds from today. Price was right so of course I couldn't resist! One little Emerson and one big RCA. The RCA is an 8-RF-13 with "Magic Eye" tuning. Now for some rearranging to make space.

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11-10-2013, 09:04 PM
Later model Hi Fi RCA models with an Eye, are very cool.....Radio hanging in there till the end.

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11-11-2013, 06:23 PM
Great finds! That RCA looks HUGE!! Either that or you have really tiny car.

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11-11-2013, 10:26 PM
No mistaken, it is a HUGE radio (28-1/2" wide x 19" tall). It is designed to rest on a special stand. Chassis is not that big but there are 3 speakers, the outer 2 being angled towards the corners. This is a 13 tube unit with supposedly very good sound.

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