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. As you will get, with. Marbled swirl patterned Bakelite, and a mirror shine. 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. It has a phono input but it is untested. 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 streamlined design. It was one of the last radio models RCA Victor produced before World War 2 when companies started gearing up for wartime production and converted their plants and ceased making radios again until 1945. Before looking at the video – please click. Now for your viewing and listening pleasure – please click PLAY below to look and listen to this radio in action!! Then scroll down below the video to finish reading all the details that makes this radio so exceptional! As you can hear from the video, this radio sounds perfect! It isn’t often the RCA 15X is found in nearly mint condition. Its Bakelite shines with a detailed and stunning marbled swirl pattern. It is powered by 6 tubes, has a nice 5 inch speaker. There is no hum, Volume control is smooth with no scratch or pop noises. 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. The’red button’ tuning indicator moves in sync with the tuning knob as designed. RCA Victor was 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 cookie cutter models. This radio has been electronically restored. All tubes were checked and found to be strong, capacitors and resistors were replaced as needed, the controls were cleaned and lubricated, the phono input was cleaned as well. This radio is ready for use for years to come! There is only very minor wear on the case, barely visible in normal light, but given the age you will find some minor blemishes and imperfections. Please look at the photos closely – this cabinet is stunning! All components are original. These models are not often found electronically restored and with a case this pristine. We checked the 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 take advantage of. Dimension: 12″ in length X 7.5″ high X 7 in depth. Please – all payments are due within 24. If you have not done so already – please don’t forget click. To stay up on all of our vintage radio listings! Thank again and good luck! The item “RESTORED Antique Vintage RCA Victor 15X Bakelite Deco Tube Radio Works Perfect” is in sale since Thursday, June 11, 2015. 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, to Canada, to United Kingdom, to Japan, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to China, SE, KR, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Bakelite Like Catalin Swirl: MINT 1940′s WWII Rare Streamlined Depression