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New to this. Any idea if value?

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Welcome to AudioKarma. You have posted in Dollars and Sense, where one asks about value of an item. You have a nice Fisher monophonic receiver from the early 50's. The model number is probably on the label on the back of the receiver. Once you identify the model number, a trip to the well known auction website completed listings should shed light on the resale value.

If your purpose in posting is not about value but rather to find out about how to get it up and running, I suggest you post in the Tube sub-forum. There are some real Fisher experts that should be able to tell you everything you want to know.
 
A couple more thoughts on value.

Fisher is quality sought after gear, at least once it gets into the era of stereo. This precedes that, and it is also in what I lovingly refer to as a fugly square postwar cabinet. I say that as a radio collector who has more than one of this type of cabinet in my collection. Bottom line is it may not be valued in the market as much as other classic Fisher tube gear.

Due to the size and weight an item like this does not generally sell well on ebay either due to shipping costs. You may find the chassis (guts) have sold by themselves. Which is not to suggest you part it out - frankly I'm opposed to that with quality gear, even if it's in a fugly cabinet. They don't make them anymore.
 
Thank you for your help, and I apologize for posting in the wrong spot. I misunderstood the instructions. Right now I'm trying to learn more about my grandfather's radio/record player. I am sure that the electrical cords should be replaced. I last plugged it in in 2008. I'll check out the other sites you mentioned.
 
You should probably not plug it in even with a new cord. It's best not to power up old tube electronics before having them checked out by someone who knows about them. Certain parts can crap out from age, and they are not that hard to replace, but a failure under voltage can take out parts that are more difficult and expensive to replace.
 
toxcrusadr said:
You should probably not plug it in even with a new cord. It's best not to power up old tube electronics before having them checked out by someone who knows about them. Certain parts can crap out from age, and they are not that hard to replace, but a failure under voltage can take out parts that are more difficult and expensive to replace.
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PLEASE do what Tox suggests. PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!! It will help keep some great gear available for future owners.
 
If you are interested in getting it running, we may be able to direct you to one or more repair shops if you tell us what city/state you are in.
 
Looking closer at the tube layout chart, this thing has a crap ton of tubes including 4 6V6 outputs. Electric tuning eye too. Quite a deluxe set for its day.
 
You might want to post about it in the Tube Forum or the Fisher Forum. If you haven't been in the Fisher Forum, there are some 'sticky' threads at the top of that forum with resources for finding dates of manufacture, etc. for classic Fisher gear.

This thing would have cost hundreds in 1950 dollars, so there were not too many of them made.
 
Here's a swiped pic identical to my '48 Philco 48-1290. Bleached blonde mahogany (a 13-step proprietary Philco process for the wood). Only place I've ever seen bleached mahogany. Mine's actually a bit lighter yet.

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