Artisan Crafted Wood 1940 Truetone Model D-1014 Vacuum Tube AM Shortwave Radio! Beautiful Woodwork! Sounds Great!
DESCRIPTION: Tabletop vacuum tube AM radio from Truetone made in 1940 in excellent working and physical condition.
SOUND QUALITY: Picks up AM and shortwave stations clearly and loudly up and down the dial without need of external antenna attachment for AM. Shortwave antenna is attached.
CABINET CONDITION: Cabinet is original factory wood cabinet in original cherry wood color. No cracks, veneer chips, or major scratches. Wood clear coat is thin up top. No other peeling veneer or veneer chip repairs. Not repainted, no over spray, no touch up. Original grill fabric is in excellent condition. No major stains or rips. Factory clear plastic cover is in excellent condition with no cracks or flaking numbers. Very attractive grill curvy pattern trim is in excellent condition. Beautiful edge wood veneer is in excellent condition with no cracks, splits, rot, or peeling. Tuning window Tenite plastic surround trim is in excellent condition with no crack or shrinkage. Tuning back panel is in excellent condition with no rust, flaking or faded numbers. Red tuning pointer is original no warped, somewhat faded.
KNOBS: All four plastic station preset push buttons are in excellent condition, matching and securely attached. Volume, band, and tuning knobs are original, matching, in excellent condition and securely attached.
LOGO: no logos
DIAL LIGHT: Dial light illuminates when radio is turned on.
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 replacement power cord and plug are in excellent condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring.
BACKING BOARD: Original backing board is missing. Internal wound antenna board is securely attached and reinforced.
FACTORY LABELS AND STICKERS: No factory labels.
PROVENANCE: Was gently used, lovingly displayed, or stored in a dry cool environment for a long period of time. No evidence of prolonged exposure to moisture, smoking, cooking grease, pets or thick carpet.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 16.5" x 7" x 9" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 8 lbs 14 oz
COLOR: red cherry color wood
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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: wood
Period: 1940s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier.