Farnsworth ACL-55 1949ish

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Farnsworth ACL-55 1949ish

Eliot Ness
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02-19-2015, 05:44 PM

You don't see a lot of Farnsworth sets so parts like the escutcheon (bezel) might be hard to find.

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philco_acl_...2_3c2.html

https://lacrosse.craigslist.org/atq/4852674775.html

At 7 tubes it isn't really a high-end set, but if you like it $30 sounds like a fair price as long as you think the cabinet issues can be easily fixed.
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Farnsworth ACL-55 1949ish - by RodB - 02-19-2015, 05:21 PM

RE: Farnsworth ACL-55 1949ish - by Eliot Ness - 02-19-2015, 05:44 PM

RE: Farnsworth ACL-55 1949ish - by Joe Rossi - 02-19-2015, 06:15 PM

RE: Farnsworth ACL-55 1949ish - by Paul Philco322 - 02-19-2015, 07:59 PM

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