Found silvertone cathedral by rca! Is it real?

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Last weekend I found a Silvertone cathedral radio working for an asking price of $75. Upon inspection I could see that some "modernization" had been done and the model # had been scratched off of the sticker bearing the name Radio Corporation of America. The "modernization" was mainly a jack for headphones or to plug a guitar into was installed compromising the antiquity of the chassis which already had me puzzled with the missing model # and RCA name.

My skepticism might have caused me to lose out on a decent radio though as I found that RCA made chassis for Sears or "Silvertone" so that may have been correct. All of that led me to wonder if someone had just crammed a spare chassis into one of these "re-pop" or reproduction cabinets since the very old radio's finish and speaker cloth were in excellent condition with only minor cracking of the dried out finish. It just looked to darned good for the money and the sellers were not without knowledge of vintage radios and values as they have a couple of really nice breadboards and a cabinet style AC powered TRF with fairly hefty price tags.

I just assume that a working cathedral in almost any condition would be more than $75 and they were quick to ask what I would give, so I am sure I could get it for $50. I know that the economy has brought prices way down on old electronics, but to get a golden oldie for beans almost seems unreal. I have many vintage radios. but no cathedrals and I can't stop wondering if I should go back. I must add that it is about as "plain Jane" as a radio could be with a single AM band.

Any thoughts or advice on this would be appreciated.