Catalin 'Jewel Box' General Electric Radio L622 Translucent Tortoise Catalin

Beautiful Translucent General Electric Catalin Radio

Ref: RA622

Beautiful General Electric L-622 catalin 'Jewel Box' radio in a beautiful translucent marbleized reddish tortoise. The design of this radio is unique as no other catalin radio is designed to look like a Jewelry Box. The L-622 series is one of only two catalin radios ever manufactured by General Electric and made in the early 1940s. The Catalin has a deep shine + original factory gloss, rich color, glow, exceptionally striking translucency and luminosity. This great radio would make a great addition to any radio or Art Deco collection.

This beautiful set is in great condition with no cracks, chips, tube burns or repairs. Radio retains the original often missing embossed General Electric tag on the face of radio in good condition. Butterscotch knobs are original to the radio. The gold textured grill cloth and the metal dial escutcheons all in great original condition. Radio has been well taken care of and only shows some fine scratches consistent with age + careful use

Radio measures: 9.5" wide x 6.25" high x 6" deep. This set is sold "as-is + untested", the chassis seems complete; plug is missing. Set is being sold as a "non-working" vintage electronic device that should be gone over by a qualified technician.