April 23, 2024
1939 RCA Victor 45X2 Little Nipper Bakelite Radio, For Repair, Damaged Cabinet
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🇺🇸***************************🇺🇸RCA Victor - 45X2 Little Nipper RadioSTORY: This radio is out of my Personal Collection.CONDITION : Unfortunately, this desirable radio was dropped and the Bakelite cabinet shattered as shown in the picture. You can see that the pieces at least fit together well enough to make the radio presentable, but not thinking properly, I used the wrong kind of glue (hot glue). NOT good for a tiny 5 tube radio. Fortunately fairly low level heat will release the pieces for perhaps an epoxy resin application. The ideal situation of course is having or obtaining an undamaged cabinet.So if you have a pretty nice cabinet with a non-working or rough chassis; you should look into this and consider it.I can and perhaps should send the chassis alone if you are someone with a good cabinet. It should save a bit on the shipping expense. Control knobs are included.ENGINEERING:From a period RCA advertisement: Let your RCA Victor dealer show you the Little Nipper radios - you'll find they have such star features as * 5 RCA Victor Tubes * Powerful Superheterodyne Circuit * Electro-Dynamic Speaker * AC or DC operation * Built-in Antenna * Automatic Volume Control.CONDITIONS OF SALE:Essentially, I am selling a restored as-needed chassis that worked great every time I've ever used it, but officially is just a parts buy with
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