Founded in 1886 in Germany, Robert Bosch built a plant in 1911 in Springfield, MA. By 1920 they had 3,000 workers manufacturing 50% of all the electrical parts for the automobile industry. During the war, Bosch magnetos were used in basically every ship and plane. Bosch products were made to a very high standard technically and aesthetically, and their radios were no exception. The 565 is a six-tube, three-band (AM,SW,police) AC/DC model. I could find no information on it. Every model 565 radio and schematic I looked at was an AC set. We think that this was a factory made set, possibly looking at putting an AC/DC version in production. I would be surprised to find another one...so we think this may have been a factory one-off. A very unique radio that was probably never put into production. We replaced all of the capacitors with new equivalents. The resistors and tubes were checked and replaced where needed. A new power cord, antenna lead and safety fuse were installed. This radio had very good sensitivity and volume, picking up stations all across the multi-colored dial. Gary stripped this gorgeous cabinet and refinished it to a beautiful "piano" lacquer finish. The original knobs, speaker and chassis are with the set. A new crystal-clear dial cover was added. This is a perfect example of a hard-to-find American Bosch radio. A great set and conversation piece for your collection! 18-1/2"H x 15-1/2"W x 8-1/2"D.  $595.00. (1600581)

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