Original vintage German tube-radio assembly removed from its console cabinet. Chassis has not been powered on or electrically tested. It was gently cleaned with compressed air only. Glass dial, knobs, pushbuttons, tubes, tuning components and speakers appear substantially intact as shown. This is the original radio and audio assembly removed from a beautiful vintage German console cabinet that I recently acquired locally. Rather than discard the electronics while repurposing the cabinet, I wanted to keep the radio assembly together and offer it to someone who may be restoring one of these consoles or appreciates vintage German hi-fi equipment. The chassis is identified by the original tag 76342 / 609a and appears to be an Imperial / Kuba-Imperial Vollstereo 609a tube receiver from approximately 1960-61. The radio has a particularly attractive original glass tuning dial marked IMPERIAL, with German station markings, “Stereo, ” “Hi-Fi, ” “Ferrit-Anzeige, ” and “Magisches Band” for the magic-band tuning indicator. The ivory pushbutton bank, large control knobs and mechanical tuning components are still present. The chassis measures approximately 21″ wide × 9″ deep × 8 high. Included in this sale are the items shown in the photographs, including: Imperial 609a tube-radio chassis Original glass dial / control face Both large control knobs Ivory pushbutton controls Vacuum tubes presently installed Original tuning and antenna components Original speakers and speaker mounting pieces shown Associated wiring and hardware shown in the photos I gently blew accumulated dust from the chassis with low-pressure compressed air. I have deliberately not powered the radio on. Because this equipment is approximately 65 years old, I believe it should be inspected and serviced by someone experienced with vintage tube electronics before any attempt is made to energize it. I have not attempted to restore, polish or modify the electronics. What you see is essentially an original survivor removed from its console. The glass dial is especially attractive and appears quite well preserved for its age. Please study all photographs carefully for cosmetic condition and completeness; the photographs form part of the description. This would make a great donor assembly for someone restoring an Imperial/Kuba console, or an interesting project for a collector of vintage German tube radios and European hi-fi equipment. Please feel free to ask for any additional measurements or detailed photographs before purchasing.
