08-04-2013, 02:17 PM
This last Friday, I was bringing a Canadian Viking RM-370 back toa shop for this nice lady that works there. Because of continuing construction due to more flooding and road repair work I took a different route. Saw this antique shop and decided to check it out for a few minutes.
Walked in the door and lo and behold there are TWO consoles sitting in the place. A Philco 40-180 right by the door and a little further in is a set with a big honking curved glass dial! Looked it over and chatted with the owner for a bit and left. Got back home and started checking out the other radio. It is an RCA 813K which evidently are fairly hard to find.
Soooo.....I went back today to look again and the price tag on the RCA was $75. Asked what the best CASH price was today and he said $50---SOLD!
Then his partner says why don't you take the Philco too? You can have that for $25----OK!
So two new consoles and now to figure out where they will go. Some pics of the RCA. Needs some help on the case and the tenite bezel is broken as almost all of them are. Also on the very back is a bakelite piece that is broken and I will have to figure out if I can make it usable or try to find another.
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Gene
Walked in the door and lo and behold there are TWO consoles sitting in the place. A Philco 40-180 right by the door and a little further in is a set with a big honking curved glass dial! Looked it over and chatted with the owner for a bit and left. Got back home and started checking out the other radio. It is an RCA 813K which evidently are fairly hard to find.
Soooo.....I went back today to look again and the price tag on the RCA was $75. Asked what the best CASH price was today and he said $50---SOLD!
Then his partner says why don't you take the Philco too? You can have that for $25----OK!
So two new consoles and now to figure out where they will go. Some pics of the RCA. Needs some help on the case and the tenite bezel is broken as almost all of them are. Also on the very back is a bakelite piece that is broken and I will have to figure out if I can make it usable or try to find another.
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...1e21e0.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...3b289e.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...2c41f2.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...35234e.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...554fce.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...304308.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...ef3d37.jpg]
Gene
