Antique FADA BULLET Radio Model 1000 Butterscotch & Cherry - Catalin / Bakelite - ESTATE FRESH And IT WORKS

WOW WOW WOW . . . .THE BEST FADA RADIO. . . IN GREAT CONDITION . . . .IN THE BEST COLOR COMBINATION. . . .100% UNTOUCHED ESTATE FRESH . . NOT SOME WORKED OVER . . PIECEMEAL JUNK YOU WOULD BUY FROM A DEALER. . . WITH FAKE / ODD PARTS . . . ITS BEEN SITTING ON A SHELF IN BASEMENT FOR 50+ YEARS . . .I TOOK IT DOWN JUST BLEW THE DUST OFF . . .I DIDNT DO ANYTHING TO CLEAN IT. . . .AS FOUND. . . ITS MAGNIFICENT . . .AND AS A BONUS IT WORKS ! ! ! ! . .when I found it I plugged it in . . . . the dial lit up (has original "glass" . . .well its not glass. . you know what I mean) . . . . .didnt do anything . . . nothing . . . .I went to go unplug it. . .and ALL OF A SUDDEN . .buzz buzz buzz and . . .IT WORKS ! ! ! ! . .just a bit scratchy . . . .there is ONE CRACK. . .THE GOOD NEWS IS ITS ON THE BOTTOM . . .THERE IS ONE LITTLE SPOT WHERE THE CRACK CREEPS UP INTO A VISIBLE AREA (HARDLY) . . . IT GOES UP JUST UNDER THE RIGHT HAND KNOB. . .(YOU CAN SEE IN PHOTO) . . .WHAT A GREAT FIND. . . . .IN THE NEARLY 30 YEARS IVE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS . . IVE HAD ONE OTHER ONE . . .IT WAS NOT A GOOD COLOR (I THINK IT WAS BROWN AND YELLOW) . .(SOLD IT ON EBAY BACK WHEN EBAY WAS NOT A JOKE) . . .WE SOLD IT FOR $2,150 (TO A DEALER IN LOS ANGELES THAT SAID HE COULD STILL MAKE $500-$800 ON IT . . GOOD LUCK BIDDING ! ! ! ! . . Thank You for checking out our latest auction . . . .WE HAVE NEVER BEEN SO BUSY . .THANK YOU to all our amazing bidders . . . . . . .today we are in Norwalk,CT . .with an interesting scenario . . .one of our realtor clients took us to an estate that is a complete contents sale . .the former residents lived there for over 50 years . . .its a very neat and clean home . . . .some items of note are a 2009 Cadillac DTS . . .a FANTASTIC complete "original owner" Kent Coffey "Predicta" bedroom set (bought new in the 1960's and has remained here for 50+ years) . . .we also have some other great Mid Century items . . .in the basement we found an ALL ORIGINAL Fada Butterscotch & Cherry bakelite radio that STILL WORKS . the Fada sat on a shelf in the basement UNTOUCHED since 1969 when the family inherited a relatives estate . . . . the only issue was there wasn’t quite enough to do a nice big auction . . .so we told the realtor we would try to see if maybe we could include the contents in our of our amazing "multi-estate" auctions . .as we were saying goodbye the realtors phone rang . . . LONG STORY SHORT . . .it was another realtor calling to get our phone number because she has a client who has an estate contents to sell . . .as it turns out . . .THE HOUSE IS ON THE SAME STREET ! . . .so we are combining the two sales to make one fantastic interesting diverse sale . . . make sure you see everything YOU WILL LOVE THIS SALE . . . GOOD LUCK BIDDING . . .THANK YOU ! ! !
Model #1000
10 1/2 X 6 X 6

18%

Brian Vasquez | (203) 856-0891 | NewEstateSale@aol.com

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Norwalk,CT, CT 06851

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Wednesday, 7/14, 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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