02-28-2016, 12:27 AM
A 1936 General Electric model E-101
"Colorama"
Top of the line table model offered by GE in 1936, with 10 tubes and 3 bands! It's housed in a HUGE cabinet measuring 16" wide, 21" tall and 12" deep. GE Pioneered metal tubes, and they were still relatively new in '36. The radio features all its original tubes, save for two (the glass 6L6 will be replaced with a metal one). This is a rare one year only model that used a saturable reactor and seven #40 colored dial lights (4 red and 3 green) that changes the color of the dial. When a station is strong and optimally tuned in, the dial turns green. In between stations, it turns red. I was very fortunate that none of the coils were open on this radio...something very common. Especially in the saturable reactor.
"Colorama"
Top of the line table model offered by GE in 1936, with 10 tubes and 3 bands! It's housed in a HUGE cabinet measuring 16" wide, 21" tall and 12" deep. GE Pioneered metal tubes, and they were still relatively new in '36. The radio features all its original tubes, save for two (the glass 6L6 will be replaced with a metal one). This is a rare one year only model that used a saturable reactor and seven #40 colored dial lights (4 red and 3 green) that changes the color of the dial. When a station is strong and optimally tuned in, the dial turns green. In between stations, it turns red. I was very fortunate that none of the coils were open on this radio...something very common. Especially in the saturable reactor.
Greg V.
West Bend, WI
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