This rare vintage Truetone Model D719 battery operated radio is a beautiful piece of history from the United States. The radio features five tubes and has a wood cabinet with a distinctive footed style. It is a truly unique piece that will impress any collector or music lover. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history with this beautiful Truetone radio. The radio appears in nice condition. It is missing a knob and is untested due to being battery operated. Not much information was found about this particular model other than an approximate year of 1938. Upon researching this model, I found three similar ones all dated differently from 1936-42 and two sets of schematics dated 1936 and 1941. Anyways, this would be your unicorn among your collection! Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s). Power type and voltage. Storage Battery for all e. For car radios and amateur radios / 6 Volt. Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet. Western Auto Supply Co. Tablemodel, low profile (big size). 15.5 x 6.5 x 10 inch / 394 x 165 x 254 mm. Is a battery operated 4 tube BC band receiver. This is a farm radio that uses a vibrator to generate the B+. See also Detrola 184. With an identical chassis. This model was manufactured for Western Auto by the. Stamped on chassis indicates this. Please refer to pictures for the best description. Track Page Views With.