Seafoam Turquoise 1960 GE General Electric Model C-451A AM Vintage Radio Mid Century Bells and Whistles!
DESCRIPTION: This GE design featured the latest craze in mid century technology: push buttons. The push buttons of this clock radio work better than others. Features a huge snooze paddle button for those who are really groggy in the morning! Push buttons are securely attached so they don't keep popping off. Nice springy tension with the right amount of "bite" and "pop" with each click. Your partner will love hearing you play with these buttons hour after hour! Tabletop tube AM radio manufactured by General Electric in the early early 60s in very good physical and excellent working condition. Picks up AM stations clearly and loudly up and down the dial without need of external antenna attachment. This radio is over 60 years old! There is a crack on the right side front baffle. There are chips on the bottom by the back cover screw mounts. There are hairline cracks on top. There is no chip on the front top left side corner which is common for this model. Original factory molded colors. Not repainted. No other touch up. The "ON", "OFF", "AUTO" and "SLEEP/SNOOZE" lettering is not worn off! Crisp and clear. The clock face is excellent! The tuning dial works fine. No rub off numbers. Clock works and keeps accurate time. Clock motor is silent no humming no buzzing no ticking noises. Alarm works. Buzzer is loud. Sleep timer works. Snooze button works. Clock time and alarm set time work. The back knurled knob is not missing. Also something that often goes missing. All knobs are original and securely attached. The gold metal caps in the knobs are original excellent condition and shiny. 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. 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. The nice turquoise matching color power cord and plug are in excellent original working condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. No missing factory labels. Bottom factory label is missing. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. Comes from non-smoking, mature, clean professional environment.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 12" x 6" x 6" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 4lbs 9oz
COLOR: seafoam turquoise and white
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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: 1960s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier