Please take a quick look at our video of this. Condition, rca and then read all the details below! The cabinet is as close to museum like. Quality as you will get, with marbled swirl patterned bakelite, this radio has. Been very well taken care of. The radio’s electronics have been. Restored and as a result it sounds perfect pulling in stations both local and. Distant with just internal loop antenna. The working phono input was tested works perfect with an ipod and or mp3 player – or if you have a phonograph! / hear video demo. The design of this radio is popular with. Collectors due to its beautiful mix of late art deco styling combined with the. Smooth lines of machine age design. It was one of the last radio models rca. Produced before world war 2 when companies started gearing up for wartime. Looking at the video. On the top right of this listing. To stay on top. This item is offered with. Your viewing and listening pleasure. Below to look and listen to this radio in action!! Scroll down below the video to finish reading all the details that makes this. As you can hear from the video, this radio sounds. It isn’t often the rca 15x is found in nearly mint condition. Bakelite shines with a detailed and stunning marbled swirl pattern. T is powered by 6 tubes, has a. Nice 5 inch speaker. Control is smooth with. Scratch or pop noises. Plays nicely at low to medium volume, it will go higher, but we wouldn’t. Advise testing the limits of the 74 year old speaker. The dial glass and. Scale are original and in very nice, clear condition. The dial light does a. Good job of lighting up the dial scale and frequencies in a dark room. Dial needle moves in sync with the tuning knob as designed. Rca victor is prolific as being at the. Forefront of radio patents, quality, and design. Their designs are always. Impressive and they have good variation from radio to radio – not a lot of. Copy of an rca victor 15x advertisement from 1940 – a nice little bonus -. This radio has been. All tubes were checked and found to be strong, capacitors. And resistors were replaced as needed, the tuner bearings were lubricated, the. Dial lamp was replaced, rubber dampers were installed to cushion the dial. Scale from potential vibration at higher volume, the phono. Was cleaned as well as the antenna connector panel, the rf/if alignment was. This radio is ready for use for years to come! There is only very minor wear on the case, barely normal light, but given the age you will find blemishes and. Please look at the photos closely – this cabinet is. All components are original. These models are not often found. Electronically restored and with a case this pristine. Online value site, worth point, and google, and found most of these models. Nowhere near the condition of this example. This radio is one of those rare opportunities collectors should. Dimension:12″ in length x 7.5″ high x 7 in depth. We pack very securely – no worries and. The same as parcel select. Solution that is satisfactory. Sure to look at all the photos closely & ask us any questions before. You have not done so already – please don’t forget click. To stay up on all of our vintage radio listings! Again and good luck!The item “RESTORED Antique Vintage RCA Victor 15X Bakelite Deco Tube Radio Works Perfect” is in sale since Thursday, December 11, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1930-49″. The seller is “agnes_radios” and is located in Rochester, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- 1940 Prewar RCA Victor: Made of Bakelite in the USA