Charles Kent's Radio Attic

Airline 59BR-1506B
This Bakelite tube radio is free of cracks, chips or hairlines. The factory ivory painted case is in very good condition. There are some flecks of paint gone but the factory finish has a nice original shine. The radio plays well picking up many stations across the dial. Has a pilot light. Also has five preset station pushbuttons. The left front knob is on/off volume. The right is tuning. Has modern updated station call letter inserts. The back is a thin wood containing the antenna. Controls operate smoothly. $100.00. (1720020)

Belmont 636 (1939)
This ivory painted Bakelite tube radio was made in 1939. The paint is original factory paint. No cracks, chips or hairlines in the case. Radio plays great. The capacitors have been replaced with new poly caps. Has a pilot light. The radio has its original back, although not in great shape. $225.00. (1720013)

Claricon Radio (Japan)
This is a very small light pink Plaskon five-tube radio. Made in Japan in about 1960. The radio is in exceptional condition with no damage anywhere. Radio plays well picks up many stations clearly. Has white Plaskon volume and tuning knobs with Civil Defense symbols on the tuning knob in gold. The station frequency numbers are gold as well. The radio has its original back. Tubes are 12BE6, 12BA6, 12AV6, 50C5 and 35W4. 6-3/4"W x 4"H x 3-3/4"D. $120.00. (1720025)

Danube G-607
Six-transistor radio. Plays very well. No cracks, chips or repairs. Takes a 9V battery in a smaller size than the modern ones. Has the original earphone in its case. Comes in presentation case. Metal front with round speaker grille. This radio is near mint and obviously wasn't used much. Has metal stand on the back. 3-1/2"H x 2-1/2"W x 1-1/8"D. $125.00. (1720018)

Emerson 845 Series B Mother of Pearl Clock Radio
Custom shop Mother of Pearl tube radio. This radio was made in a custom shop. From my research I found the Custom shops existed from after WW11 to about the late fifties. They made everything from Mother of Pearl covered radios to cut Catalin piece radios. The art and quality of this radio is very professional. This clock/radio has a clear Lucite front and bottom stand that is factory original. The radio plays great and the clock work properly and keeps time well. There is an accent stripe of Abalone running across the side, top and front. Also the end volume knob is covered in Abalone. The original Telechron clock is part of the charm of the radio. The unit has its original back and label on the bottom. $800.00. (1720006)

General Electric C400 (Canada)
This GE C400 was made in Canada and has been professionally painted in blue. No cracks, chips or hairlines. The radio plays great. Has had the capacitors and resistors replaced with modern equivalents. Has the original back. Has had the cord replaced with a polarized cord. Some paint wear on the bottom feet. $295.00. (1720014)

Jewel Gem 955 (1949)
This small stylish four-tube radio was made in 1949. There are no cracks of any kind. The radio plays very well. The black Plaskon case has great accenting of ivory knobs with a gold dial. $250.00. (1720033)

Magnavox AM80
Turquoise Plaskon eight-transistor radio. Plays very well. Picks up many stations clearly. No cracks, chips or hairlines. Made in USA. 4-1/2"H x 2-1/2"W x 1"D. $65.00. (1720028)

Mantola 477-5LQ (1939)
This Deco style left side waterfall tube radio was made in 1939. The radio plays great. It has had the electrolytic capacitors replaced along with some of the bypass caps. The radio has had custom auto paint applied. A gifted spray tech worked his magic on this radio in a deep purple metallic eggplant lacquer. Has four pushbuttons and a pilot light. 10-1/2"W x 6-3/4"H x 5-1/4"D. $495.00. (1720010)

Silvertone 6177 (1939)
This five-tube radio from 1939 has a great bullet shape with horizontal louvers that run all the way around the radio. The tuning and volume knobs have a blend of color in them. The radio plays well picking up many stations clearly. The case has had professional repairs. As the repairs may be hard to see in the photos I will list them. The rounded side, below the dial and on the bottom. Silvertone is spelled out in gold on the front. The back has a Silvertone wood loop antenna and metal back. On the small side at 8-1/2"W x 5"H x 5"D. $250.00. (1720030)

Sparton 5AW06 (1947)
Brown Bakelite five-tube radio made in 1947. No cracks, chips or hairlines. The radio plays very well picking up many stations. Has a pilot light. Has the original back and labels on the bottom. 9-1/4"W x 7"H x 5-1/2"D. $225.00. (1720015)

Standard Tube Mini-Portable (1957)
Made in 1957, this three-tube Plaskon radio has 1R5, 1T4, 1U5. The radio takes a 1.5V "A" battery and 45v "B" battery. The radio worked when tested but the batteries aren't included. No cracks, chips or hairlines. Radio is in excellent condition. 5-1/2"W x 3-1/4"H x 1-1/4"D. $150.00. (1720034)

Stewart-Warner A6S "Dionne Quintuplets"
All five Dionne Quintuplets survived to adulthood. They were born May 28, 1934, and at age 5 they were immortalized by Stewart-Warner on this hard to find Bakelite radio. The radio plays great and is in very good condition. This three-tube radio uses 12SA7, 70L7 and 25D8 and has a unique slender stylish look while sporting decals on the five quintuplets on both ends. The case is factory painted Ivory over black Bakelite. The original Ivory paint has some paint wear as is shown in the photos. The grille cloth is original and in excellent condition. The tuning knob has all the station markings and the volume knob has all the numbers. They are made of burnt orange Bakelite. The chassis is rust free. The capacitors have been replaced. The volume control and tuning condenser have been cleaned with contact cleaner. The decals on both ends are in very good condition with very little color fade. The aspect of the quintuplets being depicted on the decals is unique to radio. $995.00. (1720007)

Sylvania 1102 with Matching Speaker
Ivory Plaskon AM tube radio with brass trim. No cracks, chips or hairlines. The radio plays very well. Picks up many station clearly. On the back is a plug-in that the red Plaskon speaker plugs into. Original backs. No cracks, chips or hairlines. The speaker sounds great and has about 30 feet of cable. Each is 9"W x 5-1/2"H x 4-1/2"D. $275.00. (1720027)

Toshiba 6TP31
Toshiba 6TP31 six-transistor. Red Plaskon with chrome front. Plays very well. Picks up many stations across the dial. This red Plaskon radio has a unique style. No cracks, chips or repairs. Condition is excellent. The metal front resembles a bathroom scale. Some people have nicknamed it the "Bathroom" scale. Has a phone jack and its original metal stand on the back. Has a peep hole on the back to view the volume through. Has red civil defense symbols on dial. Has its original leather case that is in fair condition. 4-1/4"H x 2-3/4"W x 1-3/8"D. $225.00. (1720016)

Western Tube Mini-Portable
This blue-gray Plaskon radio was made In the fifties. It has 4 mini tubes 1U6, 1T4, 1U5,3Z4. It takes a 1.5V "A" battery and a 67/5V "B" battery. Radio played when tested but no batteries included. There is a very small area at the upper side with a repair. 6-3/4"W x 4"H x 2"D. $175.00. (1720035)