If you were in the market for a new radio-phono 85 years ago, Sears was the place to go.  They would give you a liberal allowance for your trade-in.  For only $49.95 plus your old radio (or just $5 down), you could go home with this two-band receiver.  The broadcast band went up to 1720 kHz, so you would be able to pull in police calls.  And the 6-18 MHz shortwave band meant that you could listen to the news direct from Europe.

The ad appeared in the May 28, 1939, issue of the Washington Evening Star.