Coral Pink 1958 Viking Model RM-290R AM Vacuum Tube Radio Excellent Plus Condition Rare Model!
DESCRIPTION: Rare tabletop tube AM radio manufactured by Electrohome of Canada for Eaton Department Stores in 1958 time frame in excellent plus working and physical condition. Dual speaker design!
CABINET CONDITION: Cabinet is factory original molded in coral pink color plastic. This radio is in excellent plus condition with no cracks, chips or major scratches. Not repainted, no over spray. Not touched up. No cosmetic repairs. None needed.
WORKING CONDITION: Picks up AM stations clearly and loudly up and down the dial without need of external antenna attachment. This radio is one of the better ones for listening purposes. Dual speakers! 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. The tuning dial works fine with no tuning dial slipping no sticky spots.
LOGO: No missing logos. Viking gold factory painted recessed logo is not chipped off.
KNOBS: Both factory original matching volume and tuning knobs. Not missing the center metal gold cap inserts! Often one or both goes missing over the years.
LETTERING: Viking gold factory painted recessed lettering is not rubbed off.
DIAL LIGHT: Dial light works brightly.
INTERNAL ELECTRONICS: All out of tolerance paper and wax capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents so this radio has another 50+ years or more of playing time! The tubes are working fine. All out-of-spec resistors have been replaced with modern correct value and voltage equivalents. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection.
BACKING BOARD: Original factory backing board is in excellent condition securely attached with clear readable factory printing.
POWER CORD: The original white power cord and plug are in excellent original working condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring.
FACTORY LABEL: No missing factory labels
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 13" x 6" x 7" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 6 lbs 5 oz
COLOR: Coral pink
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Product: antique radio, vintage radio, retro radio, vacuum tube radio, AM radio, art deco, mid-century product.
Category: radio
Cabinet construction: plastic
Period: 1950s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier