Beautiful, Rare, Antique, Atwater Kent Model 48 Radio
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This is a Rare and Beautiful, Restored, Working, Atwater Kent Model 48 radio made in 1928. It comes with a set of 6 good Cunningham CX301-A tubes. This model 48 and the 49 are fairly rare and are the last of the battery radios from Atwater Kent. The circuitry of the 48 is the same as the model 30 late, with the exception of the chasis was plated with a gold finish and a few minor refinements, some are the drive wheels for the belts on the tuning capacitors are solid brass. It also has the newer rf transformers and tuning capacitors as part of the change or upgrade over the model 30. This radio works very well and I believe it to be one of the better working ones. The cabinet on this radio has been stripped and refinished in laquer, (I believe like origional). The front panel was in good condition so I cleaned it up and put on a new top coat as close as I could get to origional color. This kept the Atwater krinkle finish on it. I think you can see in the pictures the finish looks origional. My only problem is that I really hate to part with any of these jewels. I get attached to them, especially certain models like this one. I enjoy seeing them come back to life. This is a real beauty to add to any collection or a real gem to own as an antique radio and what a good conversation piece. The bidder is to pay within five days. I require
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