Product: antique radio, vintage radio, retro radio, vacuum tube radio, AM radio, art deco, mid-century product.
Category: radio
Cabinet construction: plastic
Period: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier
PRINCESS PINK Retro Jetsons 1957 Motorola 57CC Tube AM Clock Radio Totally Restored!
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 13.5" x 6" x 5.5" (l x w x h)
COLOR: Powder Pink. Fleshy pink.
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DESCRIPTION: Tabletop Tube AM clock radio alarm manufactured by Motorola in 1957 excellent+ working condition. Picks up AM stations clearly and loudly up and down the dial without need of external antenna attachment. Cabinet is in very good condition. There are hairline cracks on the right side bottom that have been repaired and stabilized with glue. This radio is over 50 years old! No missing Motorola label on front speaker grill. The knobs are in excellent condition. The clear dial face has three stress cracks by the little clock knobs. All the little clock knobs are still present. The clock bezel is clear and transparent not yellowing. There are small stress fractures by the little clock knobs which is typical for this model. No missing ink, smudges, or rub-off on clock dial lettering. The metal tuning fascia plate is a little tarnished. The tuning dial works fine and smooth no slipping. All paper and wax capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents so this radio has another 50+ years or more of playing time! The clock works and keep accurate time for a mechanical analog design. The alarm works. The buzzer works. The clock and alarm set function work. There is a appliance timer function in back. I'll bet it works if the alarm function works, but I cannot think of a good reason to use it nowadays. Pretty superfluous function even back in the fifties. The tubes are working fine. All out-of-spec resistors have been replaced with modern correct value and voltage equivalents. There is no loud or pervasive hum. There is no loud or pervasive static between stations unless you operate near modern megahertz devices. The set has been aligned according to factory specifications. Backing board is in good condition with crisp square corners. The power cord and plug are good original working condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. Comes from non-smoking, mature, clean professional environment no pets. When this radio was new, tailfins were all the rage! This thing belongs in a museum!
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