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1936 SPARTON NOCTURNE CONSOLE RADIO
Restoration has begun on this radio and therefore it will now only be available
in restored condition.
If you have interest in purchasing this extremely rare Art Deco Radio upon
completion of restoration, you are welcome to contact us.
Contact Us!
This radio was obtained from the family of the original owner. This radio
has been in the family since new and although it shows it's age, this radio is
quite restorable, with all critical aspects in excellent condition. At our
request, the owner has not even taken cleaners or polishes to this radio to
attempt to make it more presentable. You are seeing this radio in it's "As
Found" state. It is truly rare to find one of these incredible radios in
original unmolested condition!!
Restoration of this radio should be completed by approx. Sept 1, 2008.
This will be a complete restoration, including an "off chassis" restoration of
the electronics of this radio. It is expected that this will be one of the
finest examples of this model known. All aspects of the restoration are being
photographically documented.
  
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This striking work was dramatically ahead of its time.
Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, it is one of the most distinctive radios ever
created and is an icon of American modernity. It originally sold for $350
(the price of a new Ford car during the late 1930s) and was made for fashionable
hotel foyers. Its velvety sounds, in fact, are far more sumptuous than
those emanating from today’s transistor radios.
It consists of a 12-tube receiver, a 12-inch electrodynamic speaker, a Viso-Glo
tube with a tuning eye, a push-pull audio output, IRF and 2RF stages, and an
adjustable IF bandwidth control, all installed behind a circular sheath of
cobalt-blue mirrored glass. By rejecting a traditional boxy enclosure, the
radio was intended to appeal to men, who supposedly would be enthralled by its
futuristic form and space-age technology.
Whether you are a Radio Collector or an Art Deco Collector, this is the ultimate
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