1942 RCA Model 29K Floor Radio w Magic Loop Antenna

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1942 RCA Model 29K Floor Radio w Magic Loop Antenna The purchaser of this radio was lucky, just a few months later the United States would order a halt to its production to focus the industry on war demands. Just imagine a family sitting around this RCA Victor Model 29K radio and the first stories in late 1941 early 1942 was battle news of the air war in Europe, Rommel in North Africa, the Japanese invading the Phillipines and possibly, just possibly this radio broadcast the first news of Pearl Harbor and Roosevelt's "this day will live in infamy" speech. The 9-tube, 3-band radio plays well and doesn't exhibit any signs of weak tubes. The radio receives a number of stations with good volume. The dial drive is a little stiff and the switches need cleaning. The 3-bands are A - Standard Broadcast, B - Special Services and C - Short Wave. The wood case is in fine shape with no chips in the walnut wood veneer or the mahogany inlay. The case is walnut veneer with mahogany inlay pieces and has been refinished, it has some sanding marks and a spot of solvent appears to have been spilled just to the left of the dial face, The U area around the dial face has not been refinished. One small scratch on upper right side and a few dents and scratches throughout and around the dial face but nothing serious. The speaker fabric appears to be original. It has four original RCA knobs. The estimated cost of shipping and handling this great old radio is $145 Continental Lower 48 states and $210 to Canada. Shipping We pass shipping costs, including insurance costs straight through to our buyers. A packaging and handling (s&h) fee is included to cover the cost of materials and labor. Fees start at $.50 for envelopes and $2.00 for small boxes. Most s&h fees do not exceed $6.00 except for very large or heavy items requiring additional packaging and labor. Many items are available for quick shipping. If you need it now, give us a call or send us a message and let us know what item you're interested in. In many cases we can ship the same day and send it via overnight delivery. We accept Paypal, Visa, MasterCard, or Amex credit cards, and money orders. To pay by credit card click on the PayPal link at checkout. We charge sales tax for sales in New Mexico. For International buyers, we accept payment through verified PayPal accounts only. Winning bidders must contact us, checkout or pay for items within 48 hours of the end of the auction. Please notify us if you are requesting additional payment time to avoid an unpaid item strike. Photos We try to take all of our own pictures of items, but we sometimes rely on other sources. Our in-studio pictures are taken shortly before the item is listed. All item pictures display the actual goods for sale unless otherwise noted. We try to picture all pertinent details for the items such as condition, wear marks, damage, etc. Item photos generally show the entire item(s) offered, but item descriptions provide the only and entire information about the offering. If you would like to request additional photos, send us an email address w you can receive higher resolution pictures. We try to carefully inspect and/or test all of the items that we sell, and post the results of the testing in our description of the item. Returns will only be considered if the function or condition is not as described. W an item is described as untested, sales are as-is. Online Auction Block Stop in when you're in Santa Fe, NM 3005 S St. Francis Drive Santa Fe, NM 87505 Online Auction Block is not the owner or seller of the goods in this listing, but simply the bailee acting on behalf of the seller to facilitate the sale of the goods by holding the goods until such time as the sale is completed and the goods are shipped to the buyer. Online Auction Block warrants... read more

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