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THE FISHER ALLEGRO A-19 PORTABLE TURNTABLE CONSOLE CABINET STEREO RADIO AS IS Up for your consideration is Very RARE Vintage The Fisher Allegro A-19 Portable Turntable Home Console circa the 1960's. This "model" of portable high fidelity stereo was a favorite of John F. Kennedy and he would travel the world with it! The stories say that an A-19 just like this unit was given to him by Avery Fisher and he would have it setup in hotels and houses for him when he traveled. At the time it was considered a "portable" unit which is funny to think about it now however back in the 1960's this was the cream of the crop in terms of record players and although heavy, when folded up it is a manageable size. It opens to reveal the hinged speakers and fold down turntable. The unit is in very good original condition and will be sold AS IS. It powers up, the red light comes on and the one speaker that is still wired makes a hiss or pop sound when turned on. The record player seems to be working, it did complete an automatic cycle by lifting the arm, moving it to the turntable, and lowering to a record HOWEVER we did NOT fidget with it too much and will leave that up to you or a professional. We have seen other examples where they have modified the cabinet by attaching legs to the bottom for added height however this unit comes in its original form with NO Legs, ready for customization. Please take a good look at the pictures and ask any questions. Overall a highly desirable unit so do not hesitate to add this to your collection. Please be sure to see the other antiques and collectibles items we have listed. ***PLEASE NOTE*** There is no shipping for this item. We will work closely with any private carrier you may hire through UShip, we will superficially wrap it for safer shipping. It can be viewed and/or Picked Up in Fox Lake IL 60020. Feel free to eBay mail me for more info. FEATURES: Vintage The Fischer Allegro Model A-19 Turntable Console Stereo Cabinet made with walnut wood grain finish. Comes AS IS....Unit powers up (Please see video and read condition carefully). Garrard Turntable. Adjustments for Bass, Treble, and Balance. Made in the USA. Same Unit John F. Kennedy used for travelling. RARE, Highly Desirable Unit Perfect for Music Collectors. ***** We prefer local pickup for this from Fox Lake, IL 60020 however we could hand deliver this to you up to 150 miles from that zip code for a fee to be determined at the time. Or there is a white glove service that will pick it up and deliver to your location for a reasonable fee. Please contact us for more information ***** Although this is sold for pick-up only, you can have a private transport service pick-up and deliver this item to your door. To find a mover and get a quote - you can use a service like U-ship. It's like eBay for the transport of bigger items that can't go through standard shipping service like FedEx or UPS. The way it works is you post a potential item/job on the site and wait for "bids" (a proposed cost to transport your item). You could post the information from our eBay listing, even the item number - so they can see the items you want moved - you would also enter the size and approximate weight, the pick-up and ship-to locations - and the time frame you need it by. Obviously allowing some flexibility to the transport service in scheduling the p.u. and delivery will get you a lower bid price. But that is about it, and soon after posting you will get proposals (quotes) from several different service providers. We are also happy to work with whatever shipping service you choose and will even help them prep the item for safer transport, (i.e. cover glass with cardboard, or stretch wrap corners with cardboard, or box attachments or loose parts separately, or assist in loading, basically whatever is necessary to help ensure a safer trip for this item to your home. We have had several happy customers that have used U-Ship in the past. You can find U-ship at www.uship.com Take a look and please feel free to message us if you have any questions. HISTORY: Avery Fisher was born in the Yorkville section of Manhattan into a family to whom music was an important part of recreational life. His father, Charles Fisher, a real estate specialist, owned one of the nation's biggest collections of acoustic horn gramophones. The boy Avery was allowed to study the violin as early as he wanted to, which was pretty early. As Fisher grew, so did his proficiency of the violin, often participating as a first or second fiddle at a nearby chamber music concert hall with visiting companies. Despite this musically-bent upbringing, he majored in biology at NYU, then took an entirely different direction for his first profession, a book and typographical designer at Dodd Mead Co, book publishers. Avery became very good at this, designing many successful books, although his desire for music & the ability to electronically reproduce it as accurately as possible got the best of him. After years of tinkering around with audio circuits in his free time, Avery successfully developed audio equipment capable of outperforming the professional equipment standards of the day. By 1937, his profession (book designing) and avocation (high fidelity) exchanged places, and he founded one of the first audio companies devoted to developing high-quality components for home use, Philharmonic Radio Corporation (PRC). At PRC, Avery produced components of uncommonly high quality, and his company was quite successful from the get-go. However, with the onset of WWII the entire consumer audio and radio industries came to a halt virtually overnight. Like so many other companies, PRC shifted its production to that of electronic mechanisms for war. At this time, Avery sold his company to a big corporation, although he continued to direct it through the duration of hostilities. Despite the many horrors the war brought to the world, one of the positive things it contributed was the technical knowledge gained from six years of wartime laboratory research. After the war ended in 1945, Avery refocused his attention back to music. Armed with his newfound expertise, and a hand picked design team of the brightest engineers of Europe, he incorporated his second company, the Fisher Radio Corporation. Out of a small shop in New York City, Avery Fisher sold custom-made High-Fidelity equipment long before most people knew what that phrase meant. He revolutionized audio circuitry, inventing much of the technology that is widely used today. As word-of-mouth grew, so did Fisher's fame, eventually his equipment became known as the "Rolls Royce" of the audio industry. He compiled a long list of noble clientele, including heads of state, celebrities, and accomplished musicians. Throughout the 40's, 50's and 60's, if one wanted the finest in audio, The Fisher was the brand of choice. The company had changed hands several times over the years. In February 1969, Emerson Electric announced plans to purchase Fisher Radio, initially offering to exchange 736,000 shares in a transaction worth approximately $75 million. Emerson later amended the amount, and agreed to pay approximately $37 million in stock to acquire Fisher. The purchase was completed later that month, on February 22nd. Coincidentally, around the same time of the 1969 acquisition, a trademark request was granted to market the company as simply "Fisher," dropping the "The" from the name. Many people conflate the acquisition with the change in branding, but the trademark request was actually filed by Mr. Fisher in 1965, and held up by other concerns who felt they had the right to use the "Fisher" name. The timing was a happy accident for collectors, who could then discern the age of a piece just from the branding on the faceplate. Emerson subsequently sold Fisher to Sanyo Electric of Japan in 1975. In 2000, Fisher's entire product lineup was re-branded as Sanyo. Upon the acquisition of Sanyo by (Matsushita) Panasonic in 2011, Sanyo's product lineup was, in turn, re-branded as Panasonic. Avery Fisher remained as a consultant for Emerson and Sanyo, until his passing in 1994. INCLUDED: The actual Vintage The Fischer Allegro Model A-19 Turntable Console Stereo Cabinet in AS IS condition as pictured. NOT-INCLUDED: No original box, packaging, or paperwork. No batteries, bulbs, or any props used for size reference. NO LEGS INCLUDED. BRAND: The Fischer SIZE: The unit measures 32-1/2" wide x 13-1/4" deep (front to back) x 17" tall including the feet. COLOR: Natural Brownish Red Walnut Wood with multi colored components TYPE: Collectibles, The Fisher Allegro MODEL #: Allegro A-19 COPYRIGHT DATE: Unknown CIRCA: Likely around the 1960's give or take 10 years COUNTRY: United States MATERIAL: Case; Walnut Wood Veneer, Various audio components. CONDITION: The unit comes to you AS IS and as pictured. It powers up, the red light comes on and the one speaker that is still wired makes a hiss sound when turned on. The record player seems to be working, it did complete an automatic cycle by lifting the arm, moving it to the turntable, and lowering to a record HOWEVER we did NOT fidget with it too much and will leave that up to you or a professional. There is some minor damage to the exterior as you can see in the close up pictures. The bottom left rear corner has larger chip taken out of it and the rear corner of the left speaker has a small chip in the wood finish. There is some other very minor damage to the finish from age and use as expected. Aside from that it is a very nice vintage piece that is full of charm and displays very well. AUTHENTICITY and your SATISFACTION are UNCONDITIONALLY 100% GUARANTEED!!! Once you get it - if you are not thrilled just let me know - I gladly accept returns. Check my feedback and buy with complete confidence I have been selling on eBay everyday for over 10 years. SHIPPING DETAILS: NO SHIPPING . This is available for local pick up at the intersection of US Route 12 and 134. Located in Fox Lake IL.; About 20 minutes west of Great America. SHIPPING CONDITIONS: N/A LOC: ExSp You really like the thing, but not so much the price... I find cool stuff, do some research and list it for what I think it's worth. Sounds pretty simple but sometimes not. So if this is something you really like but its a bit more than you had hoped to pay, then be sure to watch this because I can't send it to the bank, and if it ends without a buyer chances are good that I will drop the price and re-list it until it does sell! Two things for sure - it will get sold sooner rather than later, and that's better for both of us. International Buyers Our zip code is 60041 We will ship to most locations around the world using Priority Mail, insurance and delivery confirmation included. Unfortunately I can not ship using first class international because there is no delivery confirmation or insurance available, and ebay rules require both. "Import Duties", "Tariffs" and "Taxes" are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are imposed and collected by your country and are your responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by your customs office when you pick the item up or upon delivery ? please do not confuse them with shipping charges, they are not. I can NOT declare the value on the "Customs Forms" lower than it sold for or mark items as "gifts". I take a great deal of pride in my feedback rating and never want you surprised by anything you get from me. PLEASE If there is ever an issue, all I ask is that you give me an opportunity to address it BEFORE leaving feedback. Overall General Condition New Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Appearance Brand new and never used. No visible flaws in appearance. First quality, suitable for a gift. Like new condition. Upon close inspection some very minor signs of use or wear, but no serious flaws. Obviously used but kept in great conditional and well cared for. Expected normal signs of wear but no abuse. Clearly used allot, enough to cause significant signs of wear. See item description for more details on further future use. Used extensively, many cosmetic flaws and signs of wear. Questionable functionality Sold "AS IS" Used extensively with abundant and major cosmetic flaws. Likely non- functional. Sold "AS IS" for decorative use only. HUGE eBay STORE; If you liked this item, then you should take a look at some of the other items I have listed, some listings are "Buy-It-Now" and may even have a "best offer" and occasionally go on sale. It's a "virtual treasure trove" crammed full of 100's & 100's of old, new, odd & unusual items!! New items are added weekly. So take a minute and visit our store to see thumbnail pictures of all our items. Just click on this VISIT MY STORE link. You can also quickly search by "word" or just browse by category. If you enjoyed looking at our item please do add us to your favorite seller's list. 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