Vintage.  
Pre-owned.
 
5 Band short wave radio.  Only produced two years, 1964-1966.
Top strap broken,  otherwise in working condition but needs some maintenance on radio dial.  It jumps instead of moving smoothly.
Comes with Original manual.
 
Number of Transistors
17 
Semiconductors
 
Main principle
Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
Wave bands
Broadcast, (BC) Long Wave (LW), 2 x SW and FM or UHF.
Power type and voltage
Batteries / addl. power jack / 6 x 1,5 / 9 Volt
Loudspeaker
Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
Material
Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
from Radiomuseum.org
Model: 17 Transistor World Monitor P-990A - General Electric Co. GE;
Shape
Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
Dimensions (WHD)
12.5 x 8.3 x 4.75 inch / 318 x 211 x 121 mm
Notes
The General Electric P-990A is a battery/DC Power Adapter operated portable 17 transistor BC, LW, 2x SW and FM receiver.  Has fine tuning control, two telescopic antenna's and a push-pull output stage. Has earphone jack that disconnects the speaker for private listening. Also has provisions for connecting an external FM antenna and an external SW antenna.
Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
LW Band.........................170 - 400kHz
BC Band.........................540 - 1620kHz
SW Band #1...................1.8 - 5.1MHz
SW Band #2...................6.0 - 18MHz
FM Band........................88 - 108MHz