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1936 SPARTON NOCTURNE CONSOLE RADIO
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Nocturne radio, just listed!!
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
piece for your collection!
$89,900 USD
SOLD
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