1955 Fisher Custom Electra

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Below are pictures of my Fisher Custom Electra "The Normandy" model NK-14 with the fruitwood finish. My grandfather purchased this for my grandmother on December 15, 1955 from Birkel-Richardson Co in Los Angeles. I have the original delivery invoice but not the receipt. My grandmother claims it cost $1,000 which was a lot of cash back then. I have the original brochure, operating instructions, operating instructions for the phonograph, and a couple of misc. documents to go with it. I also have an original color brochure for the Coronet Model. It still works although I haven't powered it up in three years. It has a massive 15" woofer and a cool looking fish eye tuning lamp for the tuner.

Does anybody have any information on this unit? Did it really cost that much back then? Any idea what it's worth today? I'm keeping the unit but just curious.

When we moved my grandmother into senior living five years ago I though of gutting it and making it a CD/DVD storage unit. The cabinet is in almost new condition and is a beautiful piece of furniture. But once I got it home the audio enthusiast in me took over and I decided to keep in together. Anybody else got one of these?