[Arran]

It's good to see that it has Sprague condensers, those are much better then the Sangamo Little Chiefs that you often find in sets overhauled in that era. I think that Sprague must have used some form of plastic film in their dielectrics since most of the ones I have tested still check out. Those are excellent sets, and are an excellent value for the money, both then and now, which is why so many of those 1935-36 series RCA sets are still around. The father of a friend of mine owned a 10 tube Canadian G.E version, I never did here it play, but always wanted one the same. He refused to turn it on since he had paid someone to get it working and was convinced that it would break if he used it. It was a sort of a bizarre circular logic, what does it matter if it works if you never use it? I guess he wasn't aware that if he did let it sit too long, the next time he powered it up it would likely go off with a bang! If he at least used it once a week it would last for years without any repairs. I loved that pinwheel flip dial that it had, hopefully I will find one for the right price one day.
Best Regards
Arran