1946 National Radio HRO 5TA1 in Excellent Original Condition .. Beautiful Panel!

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Beautiful condition ... completely original National HRO-5TA1 .. late 1946 production. Looks like it came from a time warp ... virtually no wear on the set .. beautiful, clean panel, all the original knobs, 7-14.4 Bandspread coil included [serial numbered to the radio]. I did not get the power supply nor the other coils with the set ... Radio is untested ... please see the picture of the underside of the chassis ... it appears that all the original components are still in place with no modern parts in evidence ... The set will likely require new caps prior to being powered up. It measures approx 17" X 8.5" X 11" deep and very well packed shipping weight will be 39 pounds from zip code 24012.
The "last version" of the HRO-5TA1 was introduced in the late-summer of 1946. It featured a new Noise Limiter circuit that was now built onto the receiver chassis which was now cadmium-plated. This NL limiter circuit is slightly different with minor wiring and component changes when compared to the NL circuit used in the earlier HRO-5A1 receivers. At the same time, the Crystal Filter was changed to a more conventional circuit that National had used on the pre-WWII NC-200 receivers and on the WWII USN RAO receivers featuring a six position switch controlling Selectivity and a variable capacitor to adjust Phasing. The position of the two controls were interchanged and the spacing between the two controls increased when compared to the earlier HRO Crystal Filter. Another change was to the S-meter which became a Marion Electric meter with a square housing (to conform with the meter used on the new NC-240D.) Additionally, on the "last version" HRO-5A1 receivers the serial number format is changed from the old letter designation for production run identification to a three digit number identification. The specific receiver is identified with a four digit number which results in a seven digit serial number that was then relocated to the rightside-top of the chassis about midway back. Although dealers began offering earlier versions of the HRO-5A1 as early as July 1946, the receivers are shown with round S-meters. National didn't feature the "last version" HRO-5A1 on a back cover ad in QST until February 1947. The construction of these later HRO-5A1 receivers is very consistent and used all new parts in the assembly. All of the "last version" HRO-5A1 receivers were built on production runs 184 and 189
On Sep-29-21 at 14:42:17 PDT, seller added the following information:
I had forgotten to include the serial number of the set so in response to several questions:
Serial number is: 184  0625 ... located on the right hand top of the chassis.