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This was the entry level
Firestone set for 1939. A simple four tube set, it retailed for just $7.95. For an
additional $.89, you could purchase a small carrying case which would allow
you to take your Firestone radio anywhere!
This radio tuned the normal broadcast frequency, plus the police band. It was
also available in a white plaskon cabinet. The model was carried over into 1940.
This is not an easy radio to find.
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| Started 1939, this cabinet style
was around at least until 1941. This five tube model was a step up from the
four tube S-7426-6, and cost an additional $2.00.
Today, these radios are hard to find and often bring a good price when sold
online or at swap meets.
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This is the famous World's Fair
model, which was also shown in the Fall/Winter 1939-40 catalog. This is a
beautiful radio which came in brown bakelite, white painted bakelite, and plaskon
Perhaps one of the most sought-after Firestone models out there, it can easily
bring $300 at auction.
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| This tombstone is a really hard radio to find. It took me six years to find one,
and I finally purchased one off e-Bay. It's only the second one I've ever
seen. It's in nice shape, and has quite the interesting cabinet.
It's a fairly unremarkable 6-tube AC/DC
set with pushbuttons, but the cabinet is pretty darn wild, eh? It has a symphony
of fine veneers...
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This is one of my favorite Firestone radios, you truly have to see the cabinet
in person to appreciate the skill which must have gone into making it. It
has wonderful louvers and curves. My example
has a beautiful original finish, I just love this radio!
This radio was the highest price point of the tabletop models in the Spring/Summer
of 1939 at $24.95.
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| This is a 6-tube 6 volt battery radio, which I do not know much about. It can't
have been a big seller, as not many are around. The styling is un-remarkable.
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This 6 volt battery radio is a little more interesting than the one above.
The ad mentions a gleaming black cabinet...is it bakelite or black-lacquered
wood? I do not know, having never come across one of these. If you have
more information, e-mail me!
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| This is an 8-tube console with a host of features including three wave bands,
8 button electric tuning, a 12" speaker, eye tube, packaged in a decorative
multi-patterned walnut cabinet.
This set retailed for $69.95.
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This lowboy 7-tube console retailed for $49.95. It featured electronic
tuning as well as an eye tube, and has "the beauty and simplicity of
styling found only in fine furniture".
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| The grand daddy of the 1939 lineup, this 10 tube console featured electronic
motorized tuning, a hand rubbed cabinet, and most interestingly, a remote control!
I was not aware of the wireless remote control being available on Firestone radios
until I found this advertisement, and it must have put Firestone on the cutting
edge of remote control radios (Philco also introduced a remote control in 1939).
I've never seen one, but it appears to be a very interesting little unit!
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Last updated July 2, 2007
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