This is a wonderful and unique hand painted example of a pre-war small wood tabletop tube radio. It was manufactured by General Electric way back in 1934. It is a smaller size Radio measuring only 8.5" tall and 12" wide and 6.5" deep.
The finish on this radio is NOT a modern faux finish. Someone hand painted this radio in the past. Judging from the amount of grime I had to remove, I would guess that it was painted sometime in the 1950's - 1960's
The speaker grill cloth has been replaced. The wood cabinet has been thourghly cleaned, lightly sanded, and protected. My "restoration philosophy" is to preserve as much of the original finish as possible. Therefore you will still see ALL of the patina and wear and tear that has developed on this radio over the course of it's 80 plus year old history.
The radio is clean, attractive and semi functional. It powers up and looks great when the dial light glows (see photo). However, THIS RADIO PICKS UP ONLY A FEW STATIONS IN MY AREA. Other AM radios that I have pick up more stations. Your area may produce better results. Therefore, I consider this to be more decorative than functional. All old AM receivers are prone to picking up "noise" from electronic equipment, LED or fluorescent lighting, etc. They also require a long wire antenna. This unit comes with one already installed. You may need to add to it and run it along the walls of a room at floor level.
The controls have been cleaned and lubricated. The electronics have been thoroughly gone over. All paper and electrolytic capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents and every resistor has been checked and replaced if found to be defective. Any brittle wiring has been replaced. The pots have been cleaned with CDC contact cleaner. Each tube has been tested and replaced if weak or defective.
Nothing has been done to this radio that is not described here. THIS IS NOT A FULLY RESTORED RADIO but rather an original vintage item that has been inspected and repaired as necessary to make it functional. As with all of my radios, I have played this radio for hours several days a week before I put it up for sale. I do my best to describe every item in detail. Please look over the photos and contact me with any questions. As with any old tube radio, this should not be left unattended or played for long periods of time.