1937 Sears Silvertone A8 5656A Broadcast Tube Radio Ham Amateur parts untested For Sale

Item is sold AS IS for PARTS/Not working Untested!

Buyer is to not assume anything other than this is a none working item. Buyer is aware that this is sold as is for parts/not working.

All knobs and switches operate as they’re supposed to.

Power cord will need replaced.

The shell is missing a few screws. But the piece is solid overall. The glass window that covers the dial area has a crack in the glass but is included.

The dial knob turns as it should and the needle moves correctly when the corresponding knob is turned. Speaker is intact and doesn’t appear to be cracked, although I didn’t open the front to actually look, only basing that off of the backside of speaker. This piece will definitely need to be restored as far as cosmetically. The internals will need some love as well.

This general coverage set covers broadcast through 18 MHz in 3 bands. Controls include BFO on-off, BFO pitch, AVC on-off, Standby (Send-Receive), tone, volume, bandswitch, sensitivity, selectivity and tuning. Circa 1936-1937. Tube complement is two 6K7 (RF and IF), two 6C5 (oscillator and bfo), 6L7 as mixer, 6Q7 for detector, avc, and audio, 6F6 for audio out, and 5Y3 rectifier.

***Missing the 6C5 tube.

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Ships fast!

I will package properly and ship fast

Questions welcomed.