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Near Mint, Working 1925 Crosley Pup Radio w/PS, More
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Superb, original Crosley Pup "sky terrier" battery radio in excellent working condition. The radio comes with a DC power supply, professional reproductions of two early Crosley brochures and three tubes -- a brass base tipped 201A Radiotron (good emissions), a bakelite base WX-12 (good emissions) and a brass base tipped WD-12 Radiotron display tube (open filament). The radio has been tested with a longwire outdoor antenna and it still works very well, pulling in near and distant stations both day and night. As you can see in the photographs, the condition of this radio is outstanding and 100% original. T are no paint touch-ups anyw, all four original battery wires are still present, and all four original voltage tags remain on the hook-up wires. The entire paper label remains intact on the underside of the metal base, and the metal base itself retains virtually all of its orignal black paint. Inside, everything works as it should. The rheostat rotates smoothly and regulates voltage properly, the book condenser opens and closes properly as the cam turns, and stations stay put once they are tuned. The metal case has been babied for the past 80 years, and the original black crackle paint is neither scuffed nor flaking. The power supply comes in an appropriately compact black case, with antique binding posts, and is easy to maintain. When the juice runs low, you simply unscrew the top and replace the weak batteries with new ones. The PS uses conventional dry cell batteries available anywIf you're familiar with this radio, you know how unusual it is to find one this clean and still working. These were inexpensive 1-tube radios that were frequently purchased by teenagers and were treated horribly. Most examples are missing the tuning knob, their bottom plates have been lost, their paper labels are gone, the paint is badly scuffed, the voltage tags are missing (as are most of the battery wires) and the metal cases are badly dented or otherwise deformed. If you're looking for a collector quality example of this collectable Crosley set (no other radio in the world looks like it), you will likely never find a nicer one than this. The power supply is a straight DC supply, with A+ voltage of 1.5V and B+ voltage of 27V. If you want to use the radio with a 6 volt tube (such as the supplied brass base tipped 201A Radiotron), you simply need to use a lantern battery for the A+ supply instead of the 1.5 tap on the power supply. The two early Crosley brochures -- Simplicity of Radio and What Others Say About Crosley Radios -- are professional reproductions of Crosley originals, are both from the early 20's, and display nicely beside the radio. Simplicity of Radio was written by Powel Crosley, Jr. himself and contains numerous illustrations and information on how to set up and use early regenerative radios. In addition to the tubes and manuals, I will also provide instructions on how to operate the radio, if you're unfamiliar with how to use an early 20's regenerative battery set. All that you need to provide at your end is a longwire outdoor antenna, a good ground and a pair of high impedance headphones. Buyer pays shipping. Paypal okay.
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