1936 Silvertone bakelite AM tube radio

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Channel: radiotvphononut · 2012 · Science & Technology

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This is a 1936 Silvertone bakelite cased AM 5-tube radio.  If I'm not mistaken, this was the first Bakelite cased radio offered by Sears.  This is a power transformer-less "series string" set and performs decent on a long wire antenna.

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