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VINTAGE ARVIN PORTABLE AM RADIO BATTERY / AC MODEL 8571 GRAY CLOTH 1958 *WORKS*
$ 25.34
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Description
VINTAGE ARVIN PORTABLE AM RADIO MODEL 8571This is a vintage 1958 4 tube 1R5, 1U4,1U5,3V4 Superhetrodyne AM Broadcast Band radio. The radio designed to operate on 117 AC or DC (No transformer). DC operation requires a 90 volt "B" Battery and a 7.5 Volt "A" battery. AC power plug must be inserted into PC circuit board mounted switch for Battery Operation (see last photo).
Radio is housed in a Grey/White cloth covered metal case. Radio is 10 7/8 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide, 8 inches tall. Radio weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces without batteries. Radio comes with a usable (not original) line cord.
Only able to test radio on AC. Radio has good sensitivity, TUNE and VOLUME ON/OFF controls run smoothly - Audio is LOUD - No audio breakup or noisy tuning.
Radio has not been recapped - AC hum very very low.