VINTAGE EVEREADY FLOOR MODEL 52 RADIO (NATIONAL CARBON Start Price USD 250.00 Current Price USD 250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Morris, IL See more about 'VINTAGE EVEREADY FLOOR MODEL 52 RADIO (NATIONAL CARBON ' Description YOU ARE BIDDING ON ONE: EVEREADY (NATIONAL CARBON CO.) FLOOR MODEL 52 TUBE RADIO THIS IS AN EVEREADY MODEL 52 MADE IN THE 1920'S. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A WOODEN HIGH-BOY CABINET WITH MAHOGANY VENEER. THE FRONT PANEL IS MADE OF PRESSED REPWOOD WITH THE EVEREADY NAME IMPRINTED ON IT. THE TUNING IS VIA A LARGE WOODEN KNOB WITH A DIAL SURROUNDED BY A BRASS ESCUTCHEON. THE GAIN CONTROLS ARE PROVIDED ; THESE KNOBS APPEAR TO BE BAKELITE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RADIO WAS MADE BY CANADA NATIONAL CARBON CO. (THE PARENT COMPANY OF EVEREADY) IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF "RADIOS OF CANADA", EVEREADY PRODUCED ABOUT 10 MODELS OF RADIOS IN CANADA FROM 1929-1930. THE BACK OF THE RADIO STATES: MODEL 52 EVEREADY AC RECEIVER NATIONAL CARBON CO. INC. NEW YORK SFO UNIT OF UNION CARBIDE UCC AND CARBON CORP. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY WIDTH 26 3/4", DEPTH 13 3/4" AND HEIGHT 40 1/2" THE SERIAL NUMBER IS C40549. IT IS 105-125 VOLTS - 60 CYCLE 20 AMP MAX. IT NEEDS A ANTENNA AND GROUND WIRE. THIS RADIO BELONGED IN THE FAMILY BY AN AUNT WHO WORKED FOR UNION CARBIDE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT ANTIQUES HAVE BEEN LOVINGLY USED BY THEIR OWNERS AND WILL SHOW A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF WEAR. WE CAN HELP HAVE THIS SHIPPED IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. PLEASE SEND YOUR ZIP CODE SO WE CAN HAVE THE COMPANY GIVE APPROXIMATE SHIPPING COSTS TO YOU. I USED THIS SHIPPING COMPANY BEFORE AND FOUND THEM TO BE VERY RELIABLE. THIS IS TRULY A RARE FIND AND THANK YOU FOR BIDDING! Place a Bid!