Seafoam Green 1959 Truetone D2083A Tube AM Clock Radio Rare Mid Century Beauty!
DESCRIPTION: This vintage radio alarm clock manufactured by Truetone in 1959 in excellent working condition. Rare and beautiful. Embodies all the design elements of the Jetsons, atomic age, space race era. So wacky! So kitschy! 50's gaud at its finest! Picks up AM stations up and down the dial without need of external antenna attachment. Cabinet is in excellent condition with no cracks, splits. Absolutely love the Truetone DeSoto-like logo font. This radio is over 60 years old! The original knobs are in excellent condition. The clear dial face has no cracks no hazing no yellowing. The aluminum front metal faschia plate shows signs of use no dents no warping. The lettering on the tuning dial is crisp and intact no fading no flaking no rub off. The tuning dial works fine and smooth no slipping no sticky spots. All paper and wax capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents so this radio has another 50+ years or more of playing time! The clock works and keep accurate time. The clock motor is silent. No humming no buzzing no ticking noises. The alarm works. The buzzer works. The clock and alarm set function work. The sleep timer works. The front clock face has some paint loss at the bottom. 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 unless you operate near modern megahertz devices. The set has been aligned according to factory specifications. The power cord and plug is original in excellent original working condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring. No missing bottom labels almost 100% intact. Original backing board is intact no cracks with crisp square edges and corners. 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 13" x 5" x 7" (l x w x h)
COLOR: seafoam green 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: 1950s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier