Need Help! Working 1941 - 1942 Sheraton Upright Capehart Panamuse 22M2 FM

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AliciaJ

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Subject: Help Needed with a Stunning Vintage Find!

Hey everyone!
I hope you’re all doing well! I’m reaching out because I recently stumbled upon a truly beautiful vintage radio cabinet while searching for a unique piece to use as a vanity in my bathroom. At first, I didn’t realize the treasure I had found; I was just captivated by the craftsmanship and design.


After a little exploration and research, I discovered that what I have is a WORKING Sheraton Upright Capehart Panamuse Radio Cabinet from 1941/1942! To my surprise, it even picked up a clear radio station right away. The only thing missing is the record player—I found a thick piece of dampening material where it used to be.


As I think more about it, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to consider using such a stunning and functional piece in my renovation. Any insights, advice, or resources for restoring this beauty would be wonderful.



Looking forward to hearing from you all!



Thank You!

Alicia


It is approximately 37 1/4” inches tall and 33 1/4” wide.
 

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gadget73 said:
The Panamuse was a pretty high endw set from this period. If its intact and working it really seems a shame to gut it.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to write! Is there somewhere that you know of that I could find more information on the original and current value and history? I would love to know more about it! It is fascinating!
 
AliciaJ said:
Thank you so much for taking the time to write! Is there somewhere that you know of that I could find more information on the original and current value and history? I would love to know more about it! It is fascinating!
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no idea its value, but go to radiomuseum.org and search for panamuse. tons of information there.
 
AliciaJ said:
Thank you so much for taking the time to write! Is there somewhere that you know of that I could find more information on the original and current value and history? I would love to know more about it! It is fascinating!
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Hi Alicia,

Here at AK our subforum for questions of value is "Dollars & Sense", which is where I've moved your thread to. Here, questions of value and questions of the unit's history are allowed and encouraged with the one caveat that absolutely no discussions of selling the equipment are allowed in any form. The usual procedure is that you will determine the unit's possible approximate value here, and then if you decide you do want to sell it you'll purchase a subscription for $25 a year to gain access to "BarterTown", where you will list the unit for sale with an asking price based on the information you get here.

To me, it sounds as if your quite fond of this unit, now that you've discovered it's the "Rolls Royce" of consoles from that time period and I encourage you to consider keeping it, finding a turntable to replace the missing one, and enjoy owning it as a really cool vintage piece from a long ago time.

If you do decide to keep it, there will be certain electronic restoration actions that should be performed to ensure it remains safe to use, if you do decide to go that route you can get every bit of info you'd need on that here at AK, back in the tubes forum where you originally began.
 
There are collectors of Capehart consoles out there, and there may be a forum or webpage that caters to them. Search around and see what you can find. I sold two of these to a collector in the Suburban DC area a number of years ago. I don't know for sure, but it's possible that the correct turntable for that unit is the intricate self flipping record player. Again, all this information should be out there somewhere on the inter webs....
 
They are high quality, very high-end units (for the day) and very expensive new. The problem is nobody wants them. I had one I bought at an antique store that was going out of business. Someone had replaced the original TT with a modern one. The self-flipping TT is another model. They had it for years and couldn't sell it. If you restore it, you had better plan on keeping it as it would be almost impossible to sell.
 
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