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  1. 11-25-2010, 06:46 PM #1
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    Minerva Tropic Master Radio

    We have an estate auction this weekend and up for bid is an old Minerva Tropic Master Radio. This is a WWII issue shortwave and AM radio issued as a moral booster to the troops.

    The estate belonged to a gentleman who was a bombadier on B24's during the war. He has some really neat stuff up for auction the last few weeks and I am thinking of picking up this radio.

    Anyone have an idea on the value of these things? It is in working order.

    Been looking online and don't see much on them for sale. Lots of info, few sellers.
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  2. 11-25-2010, 06:55 PM #2
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    What a cool find!

    http://radioattic.com/item_sold.htm?radio=0027091

    Sold by Steve Tardi
    Reported sold on April 23, 2007
    Listed price on date of sale - $485.00



    http://www.hallicrafters.net/MTM/

    http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/minerva...ster_w117.html
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  3. 11-25-2010, 07:07 PM #3
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    Hmmm...

    The way old radios have sold in the past I may be able to get this for a song unless there is a collector in the crowd. Most vintage radios go for cheap whenever we get one in.
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  4. 11-25-2010, 08:21 PM #4
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    Cool stuff... I'd go for it if you can get it cheap. $485? Eh, not so much.
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  5. 11-26-2010, 03:35 PM #5
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    Go to the Electric Radio website and check in with the crowd over there. See what the consensus is re: the Tropic Master.
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  6. 11-26-2010, 05:43 PM #6
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    Here's my Echophone (Hallicrafters-made), supposedly for a similar purpose...morale radio for the troops during ww2.

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  7. 11-26-2010, 09:43 PM #7
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    Yupper, and Zenith had the Transoceanic in many flavors...
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  8. 11-28-2010, 10:28 PM #8
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    Had to fight off a couple collectors, but it is mine!
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    Quote Originally Posted by al2n View Post
    Had to fight off a couple collectors, but it is mine!
    Congrats! Hope you got a good deal.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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  10. 11-28-2010, 10:50 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by al2n View Post
    Had to fight off a couple collectors, but it is mine!
    Very w00t!
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