Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Pilot Radio

Model X201 made in USA by the Pilot Radio Corporation, circa 1936. The design is attributed to Jan Streng, halfway between Streamlining and Art Deco.

Photo by galessa's plastics @ Flickr
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4 comments:

  1. -Warren ZoellFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    The wood used to make these radios back then would probably cost a small fortune today.

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  2. Lord KFebruary 1, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    T0 Warren:
    This particular radio cabinet is made of Bakelite.

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  3. Larry Amyett, JrFebruary 1, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    Absolutely beautiful.

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  4. -Warren ZoellFebruary 2, 2012 at 1:46 AM

    Heh! It looks like a dark curly maple.

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