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(radios in the gallery are not for sale)
Ducretet model L2323 from 1953. A very appealing midget radio occasionally found
in white plaskon, with only a few known to exist in this turquoise color. A damaged red one recently surfaced.
Marconi model 451, 4-tube midget radio with top slide-rule dial and recessed side thumbwheel knobs.
Adorned with an elf playing a flute (?). Interesting little radio made
from three separate pieces; the front and back halves, and the base. The bottom
label shows the radio's specifications.
Model RA-26U,
made in France 1951, made of white plaskon with a gold sun-ray grille over
red grille cloth and clear knobs with gold trim, or brown bakelite with a clear grille. 5 tubes; UCH42, UF41, UBC41, UL41, UY41.
Turned on, the dial and Radiola logo have a beautiful mesmerizing glow. One of my all-time favorite radio designs.
A beautifully marbled, 3-band, TV-dial "Super Groom" made in 1939. Sometimes found with various pin-stripe colors and knobs, or in solid brown bakelite.
It used 5 tubes; 6E8G, 6K7, 6Q7, 25L6 and 25Z6.
This Radialva was called the "Brio" and was made ca. 1950. It's top and bottom halves are made of metal, painted with a
snakeskin textured surface, with a fancy plastic dial surround, plaskon knobs and trimmed with white rubber stripes.
Model
"SuperClips", miniature (only 8"wide, 5"high), made of 3 separate plaskon
pieces and metal top grille. Click Here for a close-up.
Also, you can view this radio at a complete 360° view. CAUTION: 1 MEG file.
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Player and others, but cycle through the photos with no control. With QT, you control the rotation.
(Click Here) Here is a Schematic for the Superclips.
Radialva
Model Super AS50, red plaskon grill and matching knobs, 1950.
Model
"Versailles",
great design with illuminated side columns, center green tuning "eye",
faux snake-skin trim next to the center nameplate and a mirrored dial,
just to mention some of the interesting features. Made from
of metal, wood, plastic and glass.
Model Excelsior 55,
an absolutely wild design, made in France by SNR (Societe Nouvelle Radio
- Electrique). AM and Shortwave, "magic eye"
tube, dual mirrored dials, reverse painted plastic grille with painted
metal cabinet, 1954. The radio measures 22 inches wide, 15 1/2 inches tall and 7 inches deep.
The Greek temple inspired design with
Corinthian illuminated glass pillars
accentuate the art deco styling
of this stunning, marbled bakelite Sonora T37.
An impressive radio standing nearly 17" tall. Made in 1936.
Model 302, made in
France, large brown bakelite with chrome trim and mirrored dial, AM,
shortwave, similar to the more common 301 but includes a green "tuning
eye". Made in 1949.
301 schematic,302 schematic
Midget Zodiac "Moskito 550", only 5" wide!
Brown bakelite with white painted trim and enamel emblem. A 2 band radio with 5 tubes squeezed into the
tiny cabinet. (Back of radio)
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