Posted 16 years ago
mysharona
(10 items)
I found this years ago. it's cool as hell and works. but I have NO idea if it's worth anything. I've picked up radio stations around Vietnam (more, but I could not understand what they were speaking) I know it has what I think is called a green eye??... that is in the last pic. let me know what you think.. it is trash or treasure? I think it's cool!
found out that the "green eye" is called a magic eye... is this right?
does anyone know anything at all about this radio? HELP
HELP! STILL HAVE NO CLUE ON THIS ONE! :-(
One similar to yours sold for $350. Definitely not trash!
http://www.rgbent.com/European.html
TIKIRAY - Thank you SO much for the info! I though I'd never find out! Sharon
Glad I could help! Looks like the radio was made around 1955. Pretty cool piece you have there! W286 is the model number, I found a W285 that was made around 1955, I'm sure yours was made shortly after that one, maybe even the same year.
http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/tonfunk_w285klw_285_k.html
Check that one out.... very similar to yours. It's a model W285KL. Apparently your radio is pretty rare.
Look how much this one is priced at..... http://cgi.ebay.com/TONFUNK-TUBE-RADIO-TONJUWEL-LUXUS-1958-TOP-/180550547901?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a09a6b9bd#ht_8798wt_907
tikiray- THANK YOU SO... SO MUCH for all this info! you rock! happy, happy, joy, joy! :-)
LOL you're very welcome! Glad I could help. It is a VERY cool radio!
Love it. Reminds me of my grandfather's old Grundig. I loved that radio.