1955 Granco FM-610U Tube Radio (pics)

[Robb]

Went in to a local vintage stereo shop this weekend and while digging through the back of the store, I found this Granco FM-610U Tube Radio. It was awfully dirty but no cracked and had a sticker on the bottom stating that it works, but noisy. So I took a chance on it and paid $20.00 for it. Took it home and cleaned it up in and out and gave it a polish.

The story of this company is crazy. The company was around for approx 10 or so years, but the factory burned down and management did not renew the insurance. I read that a Hot Iron was left unattended ! Shortly after, the company went bankrupt.

I was recently in touch (through email), with the daughter of the owner of Granco.
She told me that Granco design and assembly-line production made Granco the first U.S. company to produce low-cost AM-FM radios and the company would have continued to do well if Management had done the right thing. There were also Granco works in Emerson bodies.

More info here:
http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_herst...ompany_id=3849
http://antiqueradios.com/forums/view...27617#p1327617
http://antiqueradios.com/forums/view...27021#p1327021