Wood Panel Ivory Mid Century Modern 1962 Lloyds Model TM-838 Vacuum Tube AM/FM Radio Excellent Condition and Great Sounding! Rare Model!
DESCRIPTION: Tabletop vacuum tube AM, FM and shortwave radio manufactured by Lloyds in 1962 time frame in excellent working and physical condition.
SOUND QUALITY: Picks up AM and FM stations clearly and loudly around the dial without need of external antenna attachment. Tone adjustment works. Shortwave only works at high end frequency range. Does not seem to work in lower shortwave frequency range. Dual speaker design sounds great!
CABINET CONDITION: Cabinet is original factory ivory front plastic with faux wood grain simulated on top and siudes. No cracks, chips or major scratches or missing pieces. The front tuning clear cover is in excellent condition with no cracks, chips, scratches or broken attachment tabs no micro inclusions. All original chrome speaker grill trim pieces are in excellent condition with no rub off, rust pits no oxidation trails no water stains. Front brushed aluminum controls panel is in excellent condition with no rust, dents or dings. Function print is in excellent condition with no rub off.
KNOBS: Original four matching factory knobs securely attached with no missing end caps. It is common for some of these knob end caps to be missing but not this one!
LOGO: No missing logos
DIAL LIGHT: No dial light. No designed with one but can be added for an extra charge. Band selector red, yellow green indocator lights work.
CLOCK: no clock
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. 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 power cord and plug are in excellent condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring.
BACKING BOARD: Fiber board back cover is original in excellent condition with np rips, no cracks, no stains.
FACTORY LABELS AND STICKERS: No missing internal labels.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 21" x 7" x 8" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 8 lbs 12 oz
COLOR: simulated wood grain and ivory
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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: Japan
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier.