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Originally posted by peverett
You say that you discarded a 1936 model radio just because of a bad line cord? What a mistake!!!!. The collector marked for old radios (especially pre-war) is much larger than the collector market for old TVs. Just check Ebay out.
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I think you misunderstood me, or else I wasn't clear enough explaining the situation with that 1936 Silvertone. I agree with you; throwing a 1936-model radio into the trash just because the line cord was shot is a mistake, but you have to understand I did not discard the set--in fact, I had nothing to do with it. The situation was this. The radio was in a cottage my grandmother had owned; she passed away in 1985. About a year ago, give or take a few months, the cottage was sold. The new owner, who probably, even likely, knew nothing about the value of antiques of any kind, was likely the person who discarded that radio when he remodeled the place. As I understand it, the man discarded everything in the cottage (including that '36 Silvertone radio) when he bought the building and started absolutely fresh.