At top right of the page & your homepage will show any new vintage radio listings I offer. To view my other Radio listings! Be sure to view the VIDEO DEMO below to see & hear the radio in action! If no video shows up – simply go to YouTube and enter. This will allow you to see all of my latest videos direct from YOUTUBE. 1947 Detrola model 571. This model isnt found restored often! The radio chassis was cleaned, All resistors and wiring was checked and replaced where needed. The tubes were all checked and one tested weak and was replaced the others all tested strong. The tuner and volume control were cleaned and lubricated and the cord was replaced. A new dial light was added. The radio was also recapped as needed. Stations are pulled in with every turn of the tuning knob. One of the original Made in Detroit products this 70 year old antique has been electronically restored and works great! This Mid Century Modern radio looks amazing. Please see the video demo below and then scroll down and read more about what makes this rare collectible Detrola so amazing! Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code. As you can hear from the video demo, this radio gets in stations up and down the dial and sounds good. You can picture families gathering around this radio in the late 1940s to listen to news about the Cold War and rebuilding of Europe after WWII. Don’t miss this opportunity to add this Detrola 571 to your collection. COLLECTORS – HERE’S YOUR CHANCE! Detrola was founded in 1931 in Detroit Michigan. Detrola began radio production by 1932. Like many other radio manufacturers Detrola had remote suppliers and furniture makers it used for cabinets. One of them was Michigan based, Wolverine and another one was Caswell-Runyan in Huntington, Indiana. The latter was later bought by Detrola. Detrola built radios under a variety of private brand names as well as under their own moniker. Up to 90% of radio production was for private brand names. Detrola laid claim to having one of the worlds largest output of radios by the middle 1930′s. Some estimates claim their production may have been the 6. The company merged with International Machine Tool, INC. During World War 2 resulting in a big conglomerate that was involved in many fields including building military equipment for the war effort. The new name of the company became International Detrola. Sadly, with increasing competition from mass market radio manufactures such as Philco, RCA, & Zenith, it was difficult to compete and the Detrola radio assembly lines fell silent by 1948. During their short run, they made quite an impact and made a lot of radios. Today, Detrola radios are some of the most sought after antique radios by collectors – coveted for their unique Art Deco designs and due to their scarcity. Working examples are quite rare. Dimensions are 12.5″ in length X 8″ high X 6 in depth. I use plenty of Bubble Wrap, extra padding and double box or use extra box support material. It will be marked Fragile & This side up on the box to make sure it is handled carefully. The radio is fully insured. A small sampling of my feedback. Best packaging ever for a vintage radio – I really appreciate it. Fantastic radio as advertised, careful and thoughtful packaging. If there are any problems, please contact me and we can review options. DETROIT WAS A BOOMTOWN DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE RADIOS POPULARITY (1930s 1950s) SO THIS LOCATION IS HOME TO MANY RARE AND HARD TO FIND VINTAGE RADIOS – PLEASE STAY TUNED AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! The item “Near MINT Antique Vintage DETROLA 571 Tube Bakelite Radio Works Great -SEE VIDEO” is in sale since Friday, February 24, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1930-49″. The seller is “radioseek” and is located in Rochester, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada.
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