Turquoise Gem Mid Century 1959 General Electric Model 914D Vacuum Tube AM Clock Radio Beauty Sounds Fantastic Rare Desirable Color!
DESCRIPTION: Tabletop tube AM clock radio alarm manufactured by General Electric in 1959 time frame in excellent working and physical condition. Very popular late fifties step design in original factory molded turquoise blue color.
SOUND QUALITY: Picks up AM stations very clearly and loudly around the dial without need of external antenna attachment.
CABINET CONDITION: Cabinet is original factory molded turquoise blue plastic. No cracks, chips or major scratches or missing pieces. Clock sliver color cover has micro inclusion cracks by 12 o'clock. No other cracks, chips or major scratches. Color matching back cover is in excellent condition with no cracks, chips or major scratches.
KNOBS: Original matching factory knobs are securely attached. Gold metal inserts are in excellent plus condition. Often these gold metal knob inserts are tarnished, oxidized, or missing. Original matching factory clock knobs.
LOGO: No missing logos.
DIAL LIGHT: Original clock light works and lights brightly! Has been replaced with modern LED warm white bulb for long life. The tuning dial light follows the movement of the tuning pointer. Nifty!
CLOCK: Clock works and keeps accurate time. Clock motor is silent no humming no buzzing no ticking noises. Alarm and clock set function works and goes off at the correct set times. Buzzer works. Sleep timer works. Snooze button works.
INTERNAL ELECTRONICS: All 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. Both Intermediate Frequency Transformers (IFTs) have been rebuilt to ensure static-free performance. 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. The set has been aligned according to factory specifications. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected.
POWER CORD: The original turquoise power cord and plug are in excellent condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring. Love these color matching power cords!
BACKING BOARD: Color matching back cover is original. No cracks, no chips, no major scratches.
FACTORY LABELS AND STICKERS: No bottom factory labels. This bottom label is often missing on this model sewries.
COLOR: turquoise blue
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DIMENSIONS: Approximately 14" x 6" x 5" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 4 lbs 4 oz
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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