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RCA designed and manufactured some great radios in the 1930's. Even though RCA had a stranglehold on the industry, controlling patents for TRF and Superheterodyne radios, a few companies were given permission to utilize the patents, most notably the Gilfillan Brothers in Los Angeles. A few other companies were allowed, but they had to manufacture their radios in the Gilfillan factory. This eight-tube, three-band (SB,SWx2) radio with its new "magic brain" circuitry, which was basically tuned RF with VCA, was the top of the line in 1935. This huge radio has a ton of volume and a tone control with wonderful fidelity through an 8-inch speaker. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern equivalents. The tubes and resistors were checked, replacing where necessary. A safety fuse was added along with an audio cable. Gary did a complete restoration on the cabinet. The walnut is gorgeous with a semi-gloss lacquer finish. The original chassis, grill cloth, knobs and power cord are with the set. The speaker is an RCA replacement. The model 143 is pretty rare, make this big beautiful radio! 20"H x 18"W x 14"D.

THIS RADIO HAS BEEN SOLD!

RCA designed and manufactured some great radios in the 1930's. Even though RCA had a stranglehold on the industry, controlling patents for TRF and Superheterodyne radios, a few companies were given permission to utilize the patents, most notably the Gilfillan Brothers in Los Angeles. A few other companies were allowed, but they had to manufacture their radios in the Gilfillan factory. This eight-tube, three-band (SB,SWx2) radio with its new "magic brain" circuitry, which was basically tuned RF with VCA, was the top of the line in 1935. This huge radio has a ton of volume and a tone control with wonderful fidelity through an 8-inch speaker. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern equivalents. The tubes and resistors were checked, replacing where necessary. A safety fuse was added along with an audio cable. Gary did a complete restoration on the cabinet. The walnut is gorgeous with a semi-gloss lacquer finish. The original chassis, grill cloth, knobs and power cord are with the set. The speaker is an RCA replacement. The model 143 is pretty rare, make this big beautiful radio! 20"H x 18"W x 14"D.

Reported sold by Joe Millward on January 27, 2024 Listed price on date of sale - $1,295.00

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