Neoclassical Jewel Box Brown Bakelite 1938 Airline Model 62-606 Vacuum Tube AM Radio Near Mint Condition! Plays Well!
DESCRIPTION: Tabletop vacuum tube radio manufactured by Wards Airline in 1938 time frame in near mint physical and excellent working condition. Truly amazing condition after over 80 years, still working just fine.
CABINET CONDITION: Cabinet is original molded brown Bakelite. No cracks. Small repaired chip on back lower left edge. The finish is factory original and shiny. Not repainted, not touched up, not over sprayed. Original telephone style tuning dial is in excellent condition, not cracked, securely attached. A few of the little paper station call out labels have popped out or were never put in. Original factory grill cloth is in excellent condition no rips, no holes, no separated edges and no stains.
SOUND QUALITY: Picks up AM stations clearly and loudly up and down the dial without an external antenna.
KNOBS: Replacement matching Bakelite knobs. Securely attached.
TUNING MAGIC EYE: works after warms up, a little faint.
CLOCK: No clock
LOGOS: None
INTERNAL ELECTRONICS: This radio is over 80 years old and looks practically brand new inside!I It worked fine when I plugged it in. After 2 hours, it was still playing loudly and clearly without humming or buzzing or frequency drift. It was so clean inside, I was reluctant to replace a single component because I decided it was better to keep it all original than to start cutting into the wires and replacing with modern components. It survived all these years untouched, working fine, why mess with it? Even the filter capacitors was working fine with no hum. The tubes are working fine. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection.
POWER CORD: Hard to believe, the original power cord is still in excellent working condition with no cracks, or splits or electrical tape repair or stiffness or brittleness.
BACKING BOARD: No backing board in the design.
FACTORY LABELS: Factory labels intact on the bottom.
COLOR: Brown
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 11" x 8" x 7" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 6lbs
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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: Bakelite
Period: 1930s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier