Brass parts were polished and new reproduction decals were placed under the controls. All electrical components were serviced and replaced when necessary. Some spots with missing veneer were fixed. The paint was stripped off and the cabinet was refinished. This radio had been painted by the previous owner in green latex paint in an effort to “antique” it. The item Vintage RCA Victor Livingston 1R81 Deco Bakelite AM FM Tube Radio Parts Repair is in sale.
The radio features broadcast (AM), short wave and medium wave bands. Dimensions approx 16.5 Wide x 10 Tall x 9.25 Deep. This very radio may have broadcast Orson Welle’s famous “War of the Worlds” presentation in 1939! Could be a RJC61W, a input for phono on back, does say FM stereo on it, but it has to be old from the 40s or 50s.
It also featured the innovative “Magic Eye” with its “electronic ‘beam’.which looks much like a human eye and tells when you are precisely in tune”. Rca victor radios 3 Answers I have an RCA Victor old radio with a model JC61W solid state, its a long radio like a boom box length, 200 watts, 120 volts.
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Founded in 1919 as a subsidiary of General Electric, RCA was responsible for many key innovations in radio technology, and was an early manufacturer of ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore radios, portable and military radios, and radio telephones. This popular model featured the “Magic Brain” which offered “a new thrill in home radio-’Studio Tone’! Reproduction so clear and true, so vivid it actually seems to seat you right in the broadcast studio.” It should come as no surprise that RCA made amazing radios.After all, 'Radio' is the first word in the Radio Corporation of Americas name.