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 In 1924, Ross Siragusa founded the Transformer Corporation of America. By 1929, due largely to the depression, that company went out of business. Siragusa decided to manufacture radios, and in 1934, that company became the Continental Radio and Television Corporation, with the Admiral brand being the most popular. Their radios were rebranded under the Knight brand model 351, Supertone AM3, Acratone and Mantola, with the three tombstone radios having identical cabinets. This info is somewhat sketchy, but we will go with it for now. The A-9863 is an eight-tube,three-band (SB,SWx2) radio. It began as a 6V set, so a transformer has been added for plug and play. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern Mylar equivalents. The resistors and tubes we checked and replaced where needed. A new power cord, safety fuse, audio input cable and antenna lead was installed. This radio is one of the more sensitive radios that has crossed our bench. It has a ton of volume and tone utilizing an 8-inch speaker. Gary stripped the gorgeous Walnut cabinet, ending up with a hand-polished "piano" lacquer finish. The original knobs, speaker and chassis are with the set. This set belongs in the family of large tombstone radios like Waltons, Majestic chrome-fronts and Zeniths and is probably one of the the rarest! 21"H x 15"W x 12"D. $1,195.00. (1600646) |
| In 1924, Ross Siragusa founded the Transformer Corporation of America. By 1929, due largely to the depression, that company went out of business. Siragusa decided to manufacture radios, and in 1934, that company became the Continental Radio and Television Corporation, with the Admiral brand being the most popular. Their radios were rebranded under the Knight brand model 351, Supertone AM3, Acratone and Mantola, with the three tombstone radios having identical cabinets. This info is somewhat sketchy, but we will go with it for now. The A-9863 is an eight-tube,three-band (SB,SWx2) radio. It began as a 6V set, so a transformer has been added for plug and play. We replaced all of the capacitors with modern Mylar equivalents. The resistors and tubes we checked and replaced where needed. A new power cord, safety fuse, audio input cable and antenna lead was installed. This radio is one of the more sensitive radios that has crossed our bench. It has a ton of volume and tone utilizing an 8-inch speaker. Gary stripped the gorgeous Walnut cabinet, ending up with a hand-polished "piano" lacquer finish. The original knobs, speaker and chassis are with the set. This set belongs in the family of large tombstone radios like Waltons, Majestic chrome-fronts and Zeniths and is probably one of the the rarest! 21"H x 15"W x 12"D. $1,195.00. (1600646) |
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