Chantelle Pink 1966 GE General Electric Model C-546 AM Vintage Radio Little Cutie!
DESCRIPTION: Lovely little number in factory molded pink. Original tweed grill cloth really softens the look of this radio. It is one of the cleanest tweed cloth grills I've seen on this model GE. Usually, they are yellowed, with runs, or tears, have water stains and a little skeevey looking. But, this one is clean, no runs, no tears, no water stains, not yellowed, no smells. No cracks, chips, or major scratches. No chips along the edges. Amazing. Original factory molded colors. No repaint. No over spray. No touch up. Tabletop tube AM radio manufactured by General Electric in the mid to late 60s in excellent physical and working condition. Picks up AM stations clearly and loudly up and down the dial without need of external antenna attachment. This radio is over 50 years old! The "ON", "OFF", "RADIO" lettering is not worn off! Nice crisp lettering. The clock face is pristine! One light scratch on the clear plastic clock face cover approx 8 o'clock. The tuning dial works fine. No rub off numbers. Clock works and keeps accurate time. Alarm works. Buzzer is loud. Sleep timer works. Snooze button works. rare feature. Clock time and alarm set time work. All knobs are original and securely attached. The gold metal caps in the knobs are original slightly tarnished. 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 power cord and plug are good original working condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. No missing factory labels. Back factory label is completely faded. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. Comes from non-smoking, mature, clean professional environment.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 11" x 5" x 6" (l x w x h)
COLOR: Pink with white tweed grill cloth
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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