Pistachio Mint Green Vintage 1953 RCA Victor 6-XD-5 Tube Radio Sounds and Looks Great!
DESCRIPTION: Cool mid-century styling featuring Cadillac-looking cross hatch grill in contrasting olive green! Someone in the 50's really went to town with a slide rule to accomplish all the angles and facets in this grill design! Hmm...what radio should I buy to match the egg crate grill of my 50s Cadillac? Tabletop tube AM radio manufactured by RCA Victor in 1950's excellent working and physical condition. Cabinet is original pistachio green and mint green color. The front olive greenish grill is in excellent condition. Front RCA Victor Little Nipper logo applique is not missing. Front tuning aluminum bezel is clean shiny no dents no dings no pitting some oxidation. No cracks, chips, splits, or repairs anywhere on top, sides, or front! All original factory molded colors. No repaint no over spray no touch up. None needed. Knobs are original and securely attached. This radio features a dual 4" speakers so it sounds great! This radio is one of the better ones for listening purposes. This radio is over 60 years old! No dial light. Not designed with one but can be added for an extra charge. No missing ink, smudges, or rub-off on dial lettering. The tuning dial works fine. The brand new replacement power cable and safety polarized plug is in perfect working condition. All paper and wax capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents so this radio has another 50+ years or more of playing time! The tubes are working fine. All out-of-spec resistors have been replaced with modern correct value and voltage equivalents. There is no loud or pervasive hum. There is no loud or pervasive static between stations. The set has been aligned according to factory specifications. No exposed wiring. Original backing board is in excellent condition with clear factory print. No missing bottom factory label has some peeling and rub off lettering. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. Comes from non-smoking, mature, clean professional environment.
DESCRIPTION: Cool mid-century styling featuring Cadillac-looking cross hatch grill in contrasting olive green! Someone in the 50's really went to town with a slide rule to accomplish all the angles and facets in this grill design! Hmm...what radio should I buy to match the egg crate grill of my 50s Cadillac? Tabletop tube AM radio manufactured by RCA Victor in 1950's excellent working and physical condition. Cabinet is original pistachio green and mint green color. The front olive greenish grill is in excellent condition. Front RCA Victor Little Nipper logo applique is not missing. Front tuning aluminum bezel is clean shiny no dents no dings no pitting some oxidation. No cracks, chips, splits, or repairs anywhere on top, sides, or front! All original factory molded colors. No repaint no over spray no touch up. None needed. Knobs are original and securely attached. This radio features a dual 4" speakers so it sounds great! This radio is one of the better ones for listening purposes. This radio is over 60 years old! No dial light. Not designed with one but can be added for an extra charge. No missing ink, smudges, or rub-off on dial lettering. The tuning dial works fine. The brand new replacement power cable and safety polarized plug is in perfect working condition. All paper and wax capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents so this radio has another 50+ years or more of playing time! The tubes are working fine. All out-of-spec resistors have been replaced with modern correct value and voltage equivalents. There is no loud or pervasive hum. There is no loud or pervasive static between stations. The set has been aligned according to factory specifications. No exposed wiring. Original backing board is in excellent condition with clear factory print. No missing bottom factory label has some peeling and rub off lettering. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. Comes from non-smoking, mature, clean professional environment.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 13" x 6.5" x 7.5" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 5lbs 8oz
COLOR: mint green with sage green grill
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Product: antique radio, vintage radio, retro radio, vacuum tube radio, AM radio, art deco, mid-century product.
Category: radio
Cabinet construction: plastic
Period: 1950s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier