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1926 Victoreen 8-Tube Superhet Battery Radio

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1926 Victoreen 8-Tube Superhet Battery Radio
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Winning bid:US $989.00 

Ended:May-11-08 17:30:00 PDT
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Item location:Snow Camp, North Carolina, United States
History:22 bids
Winning bidder:radioline( 207Feedback score is 100 to 499)

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Starting time:May-04-08 17:30:00 PDT
Starting bid:US $9.95
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Product Type : radioradio type & accessories: Tube Radios

If your taste in vintage battery radios leans toward the big and the beautiful, you might want to consider this majestically-sized Victoreen superheterodyne radio manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio in the mid-1920's.   The radio measures approximately 30" long by 15" deep by 11" high and -- packed properly for shipping -- will weigh in at around 50 lb.  Cabinet is in good condition, with some chipping to the pressed wood decorations in the corners (most noticeably on the front left corner), but no structural problems, and its original finish intact throughout.  The tubes all have good filaments, but the radio's circuit is somewhat of a mystery to me.  Neither switch on the front panel appears to be wired into either the A or B power supply, although the meter works and responds appropriately when current is supplied with an ARBE III.  It looks as though output goes directly from the chassis to the speaker, as there are no jacks on the panel, but, instead, two lead wires coming out of the underside of the panel on which the tubes are mounted.  I will let you superhet buffs figure out how this set works.  Continuity tests good on both windings of the AF transformer, and all of the Victoreen tuning transformers tests good on both windings, except for the last one, which has a single open winding.  Both condensers are in excellent condition and turn smoothly.   Buyer prepays and covers shipping.  Paypal okay.


On May-05-08 at 09:38:10 PDT, seller added the following information:

I've just checked with USPS, and it appears that I can ship this large radio to certain countries overseas via Express Mail for a reasonable cost.  Among these countries are Spain, Italy, Germany, England and Japan.  If you live overseas and would like to bid on this radio, let me know and I will check to see if I can ship it to you.  If I can ship it to your country for a reasonable cost, I will let you know the cost, and I will place your ebay user name on the exemption list so that you can bid on the set.


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