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Old 05-08-2007, 04:57 PM
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It's a Fake !

Hi;
I don't claim to be a "great expert" on anitque radios and I don't recognize the cabinet on the unit you're looking at. BUT I can tell you that although the cabinet is a 1930's vintage piece, the "innards" are not original to that cabinet. If you notice in the rear shot just over the radio dial is a piece of cloth blocking what was most likely the original opening for the dial scale. It's being held in position by what appear to be four blue thumb tacks. Also the style of the cabinet is more early 1930's and the radio dial is a "slide rule" type which didn't appear until the late '30's. The very look and size of the chassis and components on it are not correct for the cabinet.

I believe what you have here is a fairly lame attempt to pass off this radio as an original when it's nothing of the kind. I think that fact is reflected in the selling price.

It may play very nicely when repaired, but you can do much better than this for your first vintage radio.

Hope that helps...

Bob.
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