Grundig 2440 (circa 1960s)

Documentation on the Grundig 2440 is thin. What exists comes largely from marketplace listings and a single documented restoration. It was a West German-made tabletop tube radio in a walnut bakelite cabinet, with AM (550-1600 kHz), FM (88-108 MHz), and shortwave (6-16 MHz) bands, running on six tubes. The "stereo" label appears in period listings, though no further detail on the stereo circuitry survives in the record.

Production dating is fuzzy. The 1stDibs listing places it "circa 1960s," while a restoration page at mbzponton.org dates the closely related 2440U variant to 1964-65. A YouTube title implies 1961. The exact year isn't pinned down. The same restoration page notes the 2440U was purchased at the Kutztown, Pennsylvania antique radio swap meet in September 2004, and that it was the second radio bought that day.

What's known about the 2440's performance comes from anecdotal sources. A Pinterest description of a restored 2440 U praises its "warm, rich sound of vacuum tube technology," and a YouTube video title claims a 1961 example still works at 60 years old. No measured specs - power output, sensitivity, frequency response - have surfaced. A service manual is available in PDF form from manuals-in-pdf.com, which is something, at least. An eBay seller of one example advised buyers to have technical skills on hand, noting tubes can shift in shipping.

Known specs:

Six tubes
Bands: AM 550–1600 kHz, FM 88–108 MHz, SW 6–16 MHz
Cabinet: walnut bakelite, tabletop form factor
Made in West Germany

Two Radio Attic listings for the 2440 and 2440-U are marked "SOLD!" with no price recorded. A comparable Grundig model sold there for $175 in 2011, but that's a different set, so it says nothing about 2440 value. RadioGallery also lists a separate "Grundig Majestic 2440" from 1956. That's a different model and shouldn't be conflated with this one.