Hi all..I just had to share this with all of you. A few years ago I bought a radio from the son of the original owner for $200.00. It was R.C.A Radiola 32. Massive radio..must weigh over 300lbs. At the time I just though it was a "neat looking radio" ...untill I started to do some research. I was unaware that ony 3186 of these were made in 1928 and was sold for $928.00..It is a R.C.A Radiola 28 chassie, 104 speaker, and antena all rolled into a deluxe cabinet.
I just got done restoring the caps and the dam thing works like new....What a joy!!!!

:Hi all..I just had to share this with all of you. A few years ago I bought a radio from the son of the original owner for $200.00. It was R.C.A Radiola 32. Massive radio..must weigh over 300lbs. At the time I just though it was a "neat looking radio" ...untill I started to do some research. I was unaware that ony 3186 of these were made in 1928 and was sold for $928.00..It is a R.C.A Radiola 28 chassie, 104 speaker, and antena all rolled into a deluxe cabinet.
:I just got done restoring the caps and the dam thing works like new....What a joy!!!! OOOPS also this set has an early amp that uses these tubes 2 281s
1 210 and a large Glass envelope tube to break down wall current. Reciever ueses 7 Ux199 tubes

::Hi all..I just had to share this with all of you. A few years ago I bought a radio from the son of the original owner for $200.00. It was R.C.A Radiola 32. Massive radio..must weigh over 300lbs. At the time I just though it was a "neat looking radio" ...untill I started to do some research. I was unaware that ony 3186 of these were made in 1928 and was sold for $928.00..It is a R.C.A Radiola 28 chassie, 104 speaker, and antena all rolled into a deluxe cabinet.
::I just got done restoring the caps and the dam thing works like new....What a joy!!!! OOOPS also this set has an early amp that uses these tubes 2 281s
:1 210 and a large Glass envelope tube to break down wall current. Reciever ueses 7 Ux199 tubes

That large tube is a UV-876 which is a constant current regulator. Back then, line voltage varied all over the place causing the volume to go up and down drastically as the voltage changed. I have a regular Radiola 28 with the separate 104 speaker which electrically is pretty much the same and they are very sensitive sets.

FR

Yes..thats correct.. I have a nice R.C.A Radiola line-up in my collection= Radiola 1 (looking for a nice II) 3, 3A, (looking for a IV) ,V,X, 16, 17,18w/ spaeker stand, 20, 25(floor model)28 & 104 speaker, 32, and 33,

:::Hi all..I just had to share this with all of you. A few years ago I bought a radio from the son of the original owner for $200.00. It was R.C.A Radiola 32. Massive radio..must weigh over 300lbs. At the time I just though it was a "neat looking radio" ...untill I started to do some research. I was unaware that ony 3186 of these were made in 1928 and was sold for $928.00..It is a R.C.A Radiola 28 chassie, 104 speaker, and antena all rolled into a deluxe cabinet.
:::I just got done restoring the caps and the dam thing works like new....What a joy!!!! OOOPS also this set has an early amp that uses these tubes 2 281s
::1 210 and a large Glass envelope tube to break down wall current. Reciever ueses 7 Ux199 tubes
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:That large tube is a UV-876 which is a constant current regulator. Back then, line voltage varied all over the place causing the volume to go up and down drastically as the voltage changed. I have a regular Radiola 28 with the separate 104 speaker which electrically is pretty much the same and they are very sensitive sets.
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:FR

Can I have it? Just kidding. Sounds like a real treasure. I'd love to see/hear it.

Robin. I don't have any pics of the R.C.A. Radiola 32 yet but if you go to this site you can see an idenetical one and many of the R.C.A radiolas I have.. just google Radiola guy he has same collection I do
:Can I have it? Just kidding. Sounds like a real treasure. I'd love to see/hear it.