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garbage man finds antique radio
11/7/2005 11:33:59 AMsoapes
I have found an admiral model #4207-a10. I am trying to sell it.
11/7/2005 4:39:44 PMThomas Dermody
You can try eBay. Also try searching eBay for Admiral radios to see if your's is a good seller. If you don't find your radio at all, this doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't sell. It may be simply that noone is listing it at this moment.

Also, if you'd like to restore it and keep it for yourself, this site can help you a lot. If AM has any worthwhile programming in your area, the radio can be quite fun to use. Restoring radios is quite easy. If the case is bakelite, a first step you can go through is polishing the cabinet (if it isn't painted). Brasso does a fine job.

Thomas

11/7/2005 6:56:48 PMDoug Criner
I found your Admiral set listed in two of my antique radio guides. It is an interesting 10-tube console, a 1942 model.

Consoles are difficult to ship, so it's most practical to require a buyer to pick it up locally, which you can do on eBay. Or, you might try to locate a local radio club's swap meet, and offer it there.

One of my radio guides lists a value of $200 and the other lists a value range of $120-150. These values would apply to a set that is complete (with all knobs, etc.) and in reasonably decent shape, both cabinet and chassis, but not necessarily working. But no matter what its shape, it should not be thrown away. Thank you for rescuing it.

11/8/2005 7:28:05 AMMike M
Doug,

Which radio guide listed it for $200?


:I found your Admiral set listed in two of my antique radio guides. It is an interesting 10-tube console, a 1942 model.
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:Consoles are difficult to ship, so it's most practical to require a buyer to pick it up locally, which you can do on eBay. Or, you might try to locate a local radio club's swap meet, and offer it there.
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:One of my radio guides lists a value of $200 and the other lists a value range of $120-150. These values would apply to a set that is complete (with all knobs, etc.) and in reasonably decent shape, both cabinet and chassis, but not necessarily working. But no matter what its shape, it should not be thrown away. Thank you for rescuing it.
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11/8/2005 10:47:45 AMDoug Criner
Mike, here's the guide: "The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios: Pre-War Consoles," by Mark V. Stein, 2000, p. 21. Lists it for $200. It also has a B&W photo of this set - it looks nice.


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