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Western Air Patrol radios were sold on the West Coast through Western Auto Supply stores. These radios were made at the Gilfillan factory in Los Angeles. For the East Coast stores, they were marketed as Truetone and came out of the Gilfillan factory in Kansas City. The relationship between the two locations was very complicated and too lengthy to go over here, simply two different makes of radios sold by the same company. Gilfillan made a lot of the chassis for them, but they also used other companies as well, all of them working out of the Gilfillan factories. The model 56 is a five-tube, two-band (AM,SW) radio. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern equivalents. We checked the tubes and resistors and replaced where necessary. We added a new power cord, safety fuse, audio input cable for Bluetooth, iPad etc. and antenna lead. Gary stripped off the old finish, and skillfully refinished the cabinet, ending up with a "piano" lacquer finish. The knobs, speaker and chassis are original to the set. This is the second model 56 offered for sale on the Radio Attic. This unique and good performing radio is solid and ready for your collection! 14"W x 9"H x 8"D.

THIS RADIO HAS BEEN SOLD!

Western Air Patrol radios were sold on the West Coast through Western Auto Supply stores. These radios were made at the Gilfillan factory in Los Angeles. For the East Coast stores, they were marketed as Truetone and came out of the Gilfillan factory in Kansas City. The relationship between the two locations was very complicated and too lengthy to go over here, simply two different makes of radios sold by the same company. Gilfillan made a lot of the chassis for them, but they also used other companies as well, all of them working out of the Gilfillan factories. The model 56 is a five-tube, two-band (AM,SW) radio. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern equivalents. We checked the tubes and resistors and replaced where necessary. We added a new power cord, safety fuse, audio input cable for Bluetooth, iPad etc. and antenna lead. Gary stripped off the old finish, and skillfully refinished the cabinet, ending up with a "piano" lacquer finish. The knobs, speaker and chassis are original to the set. This is the second model 56 offered for sale on the Radio Attic. This unique and good performing radio is solid and ready for your collection! 14"W x 9"H x 8"D.

Reported sold by Joe Millward on October 10, 2025 Listed price on date of sale - $449.00

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