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Arvin was based in Columbus, Indiana and was the radio brand name manufactured by Noblitt-Sparks. There were four companies with the first starting on 1919 as Indianapolis Air Pump, to car radios in 1933 to home radios in 1935 as Noblitt-Sparks and Arvin. They created "families" of radios, starting with the "Rhythm Series" in 1936 and the "Phantom Series" in 1937. Many of these radios are highly collectable, with the "Rhythm King" being one of the hardest radios to find. There were several "Rhythm" series radios: The King, Queen, Master, Junior, Maid, Bell and Baby, which we have here. The 417 is a four-tube, two-band (AM,police) radio. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern Mylar caps. The resistors and tubes were checked and replaced where needed. A new power cord, safety fuse, audio input cable and antenna lead were installed. Gary did some extensive work on the cabinet saying, "the cabinet had so much toner that you couldn't see the wood or the grain. So, I stripped it and refinished the cabinet." He ended up with a polished lacquer "piano" finish. The radio is gorgeous! Gary also noted, "The chassis and speaker look like they came off the showroom floor and the knobs are original to the set." This is a wonder example of an Arvin 417. They are getting very hard to find: a perfect restoration to grace anyone's collection! 12"H x 9"W x 7"D.

THIS RADIO HAS BEEN SOLD!

Arvin was based in Columbus, Indiana and was the radio brand name manufactured by Noblitt-Sparks. There were four companies with the first starting on 1919 as Indianapolis Air Pump, to car radios in 1933 to home radios in 1935 as Noblitt-Sparks and Arvin. They created "families" of radios, starting with the "Rhythm Series" in 1936 and the "Phantom Series" in 1937. Many of these radios are highly collectable, with the "Rhythm King" being one of the hardest radios to find. There were several "Rhythm" series radios: The King, Queen, Master, Junior, Maid, Bell and Baby, which we have here. The 417 is a four-tube, two-band (AM,police) radio. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern Mylar caps. The resistors and tubes were checked and replaced where needed. A new power cord, safety fuse, audio input cable and antenna lead were installed. Gary did some extensive work on the cabinet saying, "the cabinet had so much toner that you couldn't see the wood or the grain. So, I stripped it and refinished the cabinet." He ended up with a polished lacquer "piano" finish. The radio is gorgeous! Gary also noted, "The chassis and speaker look like they came off the showroom floor and the knobs are original to the set." This is a wonder example of an Arvin 417. They are getting very hard to find: a perfect restoration to grace anyone's collection! 12"H x 9"W x 7"D.

Reported sold by Joe Millward on October 4, 2024 Listed price on date of sale - $579.00

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