RARE 1936 ” PHILCO 650 ” TOMBSTONE 8 TUBE RADIO FROM THE THIRTIES!! MADE BY THE PHILCO RADIO CORP. AND MADE IN THE USA. A SPECIAL ANTIQUE TABLE RADIO WITH GREAT ART DECO STYLING AND A PROFESSIONALLY REFINISHED WOOD CASE!! THE ” V ” MATCHED GRILL CLOTH IS ORIGINAL!! IT DOES HAVE 2 TINY SNAGS. THE RADIO IS SPECIAL IN MANY WAYS. IT HAS 4 BANDS INSTEAD OF THE 3 BANDS NORMALLY SEEN AND IT HAS TRIODE CONNECTED TYPE 42 TUBES IN THE AMPLIFIER FOR TOP QUALITY SOUND!! ALSO IT HAS THE ORIGINAL PHILCO DYNAMIC SPEAKER!! THE 4 BANDS COVER THE FREQUENCY RANGES OF. 145 TO 390 KHZ, 540 TO 1720 KHZ, 2.2 TO 2.6 MHZ, AND 5.8 TO 18 MHZ. THE RADIO ALSO HAS AN RADIO FREQUENCY TUNING STAGE FOR IMPROVED SENSTIVITY AND IMAGE REJECTION. THE RADIO ALSO HAS A FABULOUS LIGHTED DIAL AND 5 ORIGINAL DECORATIVE BAKELITE KNOBS!! THE 5 CONTROLS INCLUDE : STATION SELECTION/ FAST AND SLOW (VERNIER TUNING) , TONE MELLOW (BASS BOOST) /NORMAL, VOICE/SHORT WAVE SWITCH , VOLUME CONTROL / POWER SWITCH , AND THE BANDSWITCH. I HAVE HAD THE 650 ON DISPLAY IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION FOR MANY YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN ADMIRED BY ALL RADIO LOVERS!!! THE STYLE IS SO UNIQUE AND THE WOOD VERNEERS USED IN THE CASE ARE LOVELY!! FOR CONDITION SEE THE PICTURES. THE RADIO MEASURES 15 1/2″ BY 11″ BY 20 HIGH. THE RADIO HAS BEEN RECENTLY TESTED AND STATIONS WERE RECEIVED ON ALL 4 BANDS GREAT SHORT WAVE!! WITH ONLY A SHORT INDOOR ANTENNA SO IT NOT ONLY LOOKS SUPERB BUT IT WORKS GREAT TOO!!! THE ONLY PROBLEM FOUND WAS THAT THE SHADOW METER HAS QUIT WORKING. A SPECIAL ADDITION TO AN ANTIQUE RADIO COLLECTION OR USE IT IN YOUR OFFICE OR HOME FOR THE ART DECO AMBIENCE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED ONLY BY THIS FAMOUS ” PHILCO ” TUBE RADIO IN A TALL TOMBSTONE WOOD CABINET FROM THE THIRTIES!! OFFER EARLY SO YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT THIS SUPERB RADIO WILL SOON BE YOURS!! The free listing tool. The item “LOVELY 1936 VINTAGE PHILCO 650 TUBE 4 BAND TOMBSTONE RADIO! VERY NICE! WORKS” is in sale since Sunday, May 07, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1930-49″. The seller is “pardneer” and is located in Bremerton, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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