German Mid Century Vintage 1960 Telefunken Jubilate Model 5061 AM FM Shortwave Vacuum Tube Radio Sounds Like A Champ!
DESCRIPTION: AM FM Shortwave tabletop tube radio manufactured by Telefunken in Germany in 1960 timeframe in excellent working and physical condition. This radio has an impressive audio sound quality. Very loud and clear no humming or buzzing. No cracks, splits, abrasions, or missing material anywhere on the cabinet! Couple small dents and dings. No cracks, chips, or major scratches any where on the wood cabinet. No cracks, chips, or missing pieces on the front plastic fascia. All original molded front grill and fascia factory ivory color no repaints or repairs. All knobs, dial pointer, etc are present not missing. Both tuning AM, shortwave channels, and FM all work no sticky spots no slipping. No missing center gold metal caps! Picks up AM, FM and shortwave stations clearly and loudly up and down the dial without external antenna attachment. Excellent mid century European design! The two tone antique tobacco sunburst wood cabinet is very attractive. The green tuning eye works. Cool as heck! The push button knobs are original matching ivory plastic securely attached and return to correct level. This radio is over 60 years old! All the dial numbering and lettering is crisp and clear. The glass dial face is intact no cracks no chips no flaking. No missing numbering, dots or dashes, or anything. No smudges or yellowing. The back panel is in excellent condition. The tuning and volume dials work fine. Tone knob is not working seems to be frozen. The unit powers on and off by pressing the left most push button. All out of spec 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. The original power cord and plug is in good working condition with no cracks, or splits or electrical tape repair. Power cord has been re-routed through the backing board with a new stress relief bushing to reduce risks of breakage in the future to due cord fatigue. No exposed wiring. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. Comes from non-smoking, mature, clean professional environment.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 14" x 9" x 9" (l x w x h)
COLOR: Two tone sunburst wood cabinet with ivory and gold front grill
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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 and plastic
Period: 1960s
Country of manufacture: West Germany
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier