Expert: Cleggsan - 12/18/2010

Question
I have a 44" wide free-standing fake wood fireplace that contains three Olympic music players under the hinged mantel lid, the firebox area are the speakers, and It contains an Olympic turntable,  8-track player and radio with AM/FM stereo and control center-- Model #T40500 FP, by Olympic International, Ltd, New York. HOW OLD IS THIS VINTAGE ITEM and it's approximate value. I have no clue. I bought mine used about ten years ago from an individual, and used to stage homes as a Realtor. People were always fascinated from whence the music was coming from, utterly amazed that it came from the fireplace. --Lynn

Answer
A clue is that it contains an 8-track player; these were only in the market place for a short period of time.  They were rapidly replaced with the cassette which was much smaller in size and better performance.

The marketplace for 8-track products was generally from 1965 to early 1970s.  So, the Olympic systems are probably from that era.

I could find nothing on the model you listed.