Gilfillan radios were manufactured in Los Angeles at the Gilfillan factory with the permission of RCA utilizing their Heterodyne process patents. They were made for distribution primarily on the West Coast and most of their dial scales in the mid 30's are stationized. Gilfillan produced radios for scores of other companies. They took on several new partners and name changes and I believe that they are still in business today. The 711-T is a seven-tube, AM-only radio. It has a tuning eye tube and sports a "stationized" dial. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern equivalents. The resistors and tubes were checked and replaced where needed. A safety fuse, power cord, antenna lead and an audio input for Bluetooth have been added. Gary refinished the cabinet, and ended up with a beautiful hand-polished "piano" lacquer finish. The radio has the original knobs, chassis and 6-inch speaker. Those of you that collect Las Angeles radios won't find a nicer representation of this model. That been said, here's a gorgeous radio that would grace any collection! 17"W x 10"H x 9"D. $695.00. (1600644)
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