1923 Atwater Kent Model 9 Breadboard Radio 4660 Last Model 9 On Shortest Board
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:29705166 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930 | Brand: Atwater Kent |
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Here's an Atwater Kent Model 4660 receiving set, better known as the Model 9-C. The radio is factory-assembled, it comes with a complete set of good emissions tubes, and it has its original full-length wiring harness.
There were three versions of the Model 9 -- the 4445, the 4445a and the 4660. This is the third and final version, and it's only Model 9 that featured capacitive tuning. The radio is constructed on a short mahogany board (just 20" long), and battery connections are made via a wiring harness. Earlier versions of the Model 9 (the 4445 and the 4445a) were constructed on larger mahogany boards, and they relied on board-mounted binding posts for battery connections.
As you can see in the photographs, the radio is in good shape throughout. The B+ bypass capacitor on the underside of the board has been replaced, but all other parts are factory original, including the wiring and staples. In the upper right corner of the board, behind the TA island, there are 3 filled holes. Something was obviously mounted there at one point, but I don't know what it was.
The 3-Tube Detector/Amplifier island is original throughout. Potting tar inside the can is undisturbed, and both of the audio transformers are original. The first transformer has continuity in both windings. The second transformer has an open primary. The lower mounting flange exhibits normal oxidation and paint deterioration, but the island otherwise in good shape -- original and unmolested.
All four globe tubes have good emissions.
That's about it. I will double-box everything and pack it carefully and properly, and I can assure you that the radio and its tubes will show up at your doorstep in the same fine condition in which it leaves mine. I have been shipping antique phonographs and radios for years, and if you check my feedback, you'll see that I know how to do it correctly. Buyer prepays and includes shipping.
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Here's an Atwater Kent Model 4660 receiving set, better known as the Model 9-C. The radio is factory-assembled, it comes with a complete set of good emissions tubes, and it has its original full-length wiring harness.
There were three versions of the Model 9 -- the 4445, the 4445a and the 4660. This is the third and final version, and it's only Model 9 that featured capacitive tuning. The radio is constructed on a short mahogany board (just 20" long), and battery connections are made via a wiring harness. Earlier versions of the Model 9 (the 4445 and the 4445a) were constructed on larger mahogany boards, and they relied on board-mounted binding posts for battery connections.
As you can see in the photographs, the radio is in good shape throughout. The B+ bypass capacitor on the underside of the board has been replaced, but all other parts are factory original, including the wiring and staples. In the upper right corner of the board, behind the TA island, there are 3 filled holes. Something was obviously mounted there at one point, but I don't know what it was.
The 3-Tube Detector/Amplifier island is original throughout. Potting tar inside the can is undisturbed, and both of the audio transformers are original. The first transformer has continuity in both windings. The second transformer has an open primary. The lower mounting flange exhibits normal oxidation and paint deterioration, but the island otherwise in good shape -- original and unmolested.
All four globe tubes have good emissions.
That's about it. I will double-box everything and pack it carefully and properly, and I can assure you that the radio and its tubes will show up at your doorstep in the same fine condition in which it leaves mine. I have been shipping antique phonographs and radios for years, and if you check my feedback, you'll see that I know how to do it correctly. Buyer prepays and includes shipping.
When you've finished checking out my ebay listings this week, take a look at my TechnoGallerie website, where you can buy hard-to-find antique phonographs, antique radios, antique cameras and other gadgets you're not likely to see anywhere else. New arrivals include a 1921 Hatfield Senior interpanel radio made in Indianapolis, Indiana; a 1906 Edison Home cylinder phonograph with a 26" all-brass horn; an 1862 Dallmeyer sliding box wet plate camera; and a complete, working 1922 Colin B. Kennedy radio receiving set with a Magnavox R3-B straight neck horn. Just type TechnoGallerie in the address line of your web browser and hit the enter key. TechnoGallerie has a newsletter, too, and if you take a second to sign up for it, you'll receive an email update whenever I list something new on the site -- typically once a week.
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