This richly marbleized brown bakelite vintage vacuum tube radio epitomizes ART DECO like no other radio. This 6 tube superheterodyne receiver is a model L-96W. Beautiful stylized cabinet AND the finest marbling I have ever seen in brown bakelite cabinet. Frank Angelo D’ Andrea born in 1888 in Salerno Italy was the creator of Fada radios. The DAndreas recently widowed mother moved the family to New York in 1890 when Frank was 18 months old. At age 11, he had to leave school and go to work but spent his nights studying drafting and mathematics. Franks youth endeavors included a newspaper boy, stable boy, and boxer. He left all of this behind when in 1913 he graduated from an engineering course, and began working for the Frederick Pierce company doing experimental work for inventors. For the name of his company he adopted his initials F. When the radio boom hit in late 1921, Fada couldnt produce radios fast enough. The example offered here is without cracks, chips, nicks, dings, deep scratches, or tube burns. It retains all factory original knobs, grill cloth, and fiberboard back panel. 14″W x 9″H x 7D. IF you are looking for a bargain, and enjoy the pleasure that is derived from doing your own restoration at your pace, please check out these most affordable radios. You can listen to Spotify, IHeart, Pandora, Sirius XM, and many FM radio stations through this old vintage radio. The item “1939 ART DECO Bakelite MARBLEIZED Fada VINTAGE AM vacuum Tube Radio” is in sale since Monday, December 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1930-49″. The seller is “classicdecoradio” and is located in Toledo, Ohio. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Featured Refinements: Antique Radio
- Brand: Fada
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States