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The Brian F.Baker Vintage Radio Collection; Decorative Arts — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:860
Sale Title:The Brian F.Baker Vintage Radio Collection; Decorative ArtsLots with images:694
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:598
Date:2-Sep-2015
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Philips, UK 1932/33, model 630A, 6 valves, large Art Deco table cabinet in wood and Bakelite, mostly complete (some borer holes (treated))
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Clarion, USA 1931, AC80, 4 valves, cathedral cabinet, AC/DC vibrator, original chassis and speakers (no knobs and unoriginal dial escutcheon, distressed condition)
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Philco, New Zealand 1954, model 401, 4 valves, two radios with mantel cabinets, the first in burgundy (no chips, no cracks), the second in mint green (cracked underside)
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Majestic, USA 1932, model 15 'Havenwood', 5 valves, rare small Art Deco gothic table cabinet (in general good condition, some borer holes in fretwork (treated), missing two knobs)
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Atwater Kent, USA c.1928, model 30, 6 valves, rare single dial in a mahogany compact cabinet (no valves otherwise in good original condition)
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Ultimate, New Zealand c.1934, model 5JC, 5 valves, Art Deco-inspired radio with good marquetry to the mantel cabinet (no knobs)
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RCA, USA 1928, model 100E, metal cased extension speaker, cabinet only (rough condition)
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Atwater Kent, USA 1933, model 217, 7 valves, 'Breadloaf' chest/mantel cabinet with original chassis and speaker with its four original knobs (rare in this condition)
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Zenith (Serial R368294), USA 1938, model 6s256, 6 valves, large upright table cabinet painted in white, original Zenith speaker (in distressed condition, with no dial scale, dial glass or knobs)
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Crosley, USA 1925, model 112-3R3, 3 valves, wooden chest mantel cabinet, rare 3 valve 'Trirdyn Special' (slight damage on one end of the cabinet otherwise in good order)
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Stewart Warner, USA 1933, model R119, 6 valves, chest mantel cabinet, with twin peepholed classic (no knobs or cord but otherwise in original condition)
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Fisher, New Zealand c.1933/34, 5 valves, a NZ Gothic table model classic (minimal borer holes (treated), very rusty)
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National, New Zealand c.1932, 5 valves, rare Art Deco inspired console cabinet with interesting peephole dialled escutcheon with a Greek 'Olympiad' figure-head embossed into it (manufactured to commemorate the 1932 Olympics)
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Cabinet only, probably UK 1930s, gothic table model, similar to UK 'Ultra' brand cabinet styles (borer holes on one side (treated))
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General, New Zealand early 1960s, model 246, 7 valves, plastic mantel cabinet with ivory HiFi in ivory, manufactured for the Japanese parent General Radio by bell Radio-television Corporation (faded but otherwise in good condition)
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National, New Zealand c.1935/36, model ACC, 6 valves, table cabinet radio manufactured by Auckland Radio Ltd, with original chassis, grille cloth and knobs
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Philips, Netherlands 1928, model 372, 'B' type cabinet, high tension battery eliminator unit (all original)
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Romac Radio Corp. Possibly UK 1940s, portable Art Deco cabinet with carry strap (very similar to Philco's model 49c from 1949)
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Ultimate, New Zealand 1952, model RPB, 4 valves, famous 'Hanging Horror' in plastic walnut brown (original condition with unbroken original string and stand)
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Autocraft, New Zealand late 1950s/early 1960s, model 314, 4 valves, plastic mantel cabinet in aqua blue (no chips or cracks, cigarette burn on top)
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Courtney, New Zealand 1934/35, model 108, 5 valves, table cabinet with original knobs and good chassis (small amount of borer holes (treated), an RHS, grille cloth damaged)
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Philco, USA 1934, model 45C, 6 valves, Art Deco 'Butterfly' mantel cabinet (some veneer lifting/missing)
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Stewart Warner, USA late 1920s, model 200 series, speaker with Stewart Warner 200 series inside, ornate solid wood cabinet
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Stromberg Carlson, Australia 1929, model 'Roamer', 6 or 7 valves, very rare metal chest cabinet radio (some paint stains and missing knobs)
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Three horn Speakers, including a General Radio horn Speaker, a B.T.H. Horn speaker only (no driver unit - possibly a de-Luxe BTH model with wood grain throat) and a S. G. Brown Ltd horn speaker
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Philips, Netherlands 1928, model 3003, 'B Type' high tension battery eliminator (6 'B' voltages and 3 'C' voltages) (no plug otherwise all original)
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Philips, Netherlands 1928, model 3002, 'B Type' high tension battery eliminator unit (no plug otherwise all original)
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Philips, Netherlands 1928, model 3009, 'B Type AC' powered high tension battery eliminator unit (no plug otherwise all original)
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Cossor, UK 1930, model 'Melody Maker', 3 valves, tin box cabinet with two original dials by Pilot Mass. USA (rusty but substantially complete)
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RCA, USA 1927, model 16, wooden chest table cabinet with brass escutcheons only (in good order)
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Atwater Kent, USA 1934, model 447, 7 valves, very rare table cabinet (some delamination and slight warping to roof, otherwise in original condition)
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Courier, New Zealand c.1935/36, model CR, 5 valves, Art Deco speaker motif chest mantel cabinet with silver/chrome escutcheon and dial pointer
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Sheffield, New Zealand early 1930s, rare wood and Bakelite cabinet (largely complete, some borer holes (treated), unoriginal knobs)
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Zenith, USA 1932, model 250, 5 valves, rare lowboy Art Deco console cabinet (some borer holes in front panel (treated), no knobs)
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S.T.C. Australia 1933/34, model 54A, 5 valves, rare table cabinet (two original knobs, some sun damage)
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S.T.C. Australia c.1938, model 62, 6 valves, table cabinet with two mottled back and red knobs and two unoriginal ones (some paint splatters, no borer)
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Amplion, UK c.1925/36, horn speaker ARFS driver unit only
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Stewart Warner, USA 1936, model 137A, 9 valves, chassis only
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Federal 'Orthosonic', USA 1928/29, type C, 7 valves, chassis only with homemade looking copper base with original authosonic brochure
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Skyscraper, New Zealand 1935/36, type AC, 5 valves, chest mantel cabinet (knob issues)
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Atwater Kent, USA 1933, model 808, 8 valves, console cabinet (small amount of veneer missing from speaker fretwork, otherwise in complete and original condition)
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National velvet, c. 1928, three 'B Type' battery eliminator units
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Unknown brand, c. 1933/34, four valve chassis table cabinet with good grille cloth (small amount of borer holes (treated), the chassis might not be original to the cabinet)
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Mallard, New Zealand late 1940s, model 558, 5 valves, mantel Bakelite cabinet with a correct sized Philips glass dial scale, but unoriginal to this set
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Gulbransen, USA 1934, model 7DF, 7 valves, incredibly rare console cabinet with chromium Art Deco pillars and a dial scale that differs from the usual 7D series
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Stella, New Zealand 1935/36, model 6CV, 6 valves, rare AC/DC Art Deco portable cabinet with two original knobs
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Cash Radio Services (Christchurch), New Zealand 1935, 6 valves, table cabinet (cracked dial glass, some borer holes (treated))
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Cash Radio Services (Christchurch), New Zealand 1935/36, 5 valves, chassis only
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Philco, New Zealand 1954, model 521, 5 valves, Bakelite mantel cabinet with mottled blue Art Deco knobs (diagonal crack to top left hand side panel)
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National, New Zealand 1937, model BBU, 5 valves, table cabinet (broken dial glass, some veneer missing from lower left hand side pillar)
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Gulbransen, USA 1937, model 7L, 7valves, table cabinet (unoriginal knobs, missing speaker and magic eye escutcheon, dial escutcheon fastened inside cabinet, some borer holes (treated))
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Three units for a 1930 RCA R35 Microsynchronus console, including a chassis and tuning unit, a turntable and tone arm, and a spare front panel
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Five miscellaneous radio speakers
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Twenty-four miscellaneous 1920s glass accumulators, with original wooden boxes
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A USA c. 1928 B135A Bakelite battery eliminator
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USA c. 1928, model 30, 8 valves (by silver-Marshall), large chassis only (name on escutcheon not decipherable (C_ _ per?), rusty)
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Home built transmitter, 1910s/1920s, 2 valves
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Seventy-two glass accumulators, Oldham brand, UK 1920s
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Fisher, New Zealand c. 1938, 6 valves, console cabinet, no speaker
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All Empire, New Zealand 1933/34, unusual Art Deco cabinet style with 180° full vision dial escutcheon (no grille cloth, some borer holes (treated))
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Ultimate, New Zealand 1935/36, model AJ, 6 valves, table cabinet with marquetry/inlays
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S.T.C. Australia c. 1938, Code 5C18, 6 valves, table cabinet with Art Deco knobs
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R.C.A. (Victor), USA 1930, model R35, 8 valves, radio complete of console cabinet, chassis, recording unit, speaker and various accessories. the accessories included are: two recording needles in original packets; tin box containing two needles; three blank discs for home recording; original microphone for home recording; a horse-shoe shaped weight that fits over the tone arm to cut blank disc when home recording some of the missing three bottoms to the legs (3 missing when found)
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Elgin, New Zealand c. 1935, 7 valves, Hi Fidelity console cabinet, manufactured by Rees & Ramsden, Hastings
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Unidentified brand, New Zealand 1930s, model 230AC, 5 valves, table cabinet (borer holes (treated))
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Unidentified brand, New Zealand 1930s, 6 valves, table cabinet 1932 model 524 Ultimate, unoriginal 6V chassis, Rola speaker, unoriginal dial scale (one extra control on front panel)
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Majestic, USA 1931, model 20, 8 valves, heavy table cabinet (in distressed condition but all components except knobs and grille cloth appear to be present)
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Philips, Netherland 1928, model PCJJ, the 'Peter Pan' PCJJ Bakelite speaker (cracked). Three sizes and models produced (2003, 2007, 2015)
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Five very large miscellaneous speakers
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HMV, New Zealand 1950, model 495, 5 valves, Art Deco battery portable cabinet with blue face (one loose knob)
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Darimont electric, UK 1920s, primary cell glass accumulator
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Twenty-four glass accumulators in original wooden case, UK 1920s
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Fifty-eight miscellaneous speakers, (twelve untested)
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Two PA horns with driver unit, and a spare driver unit, c. 1930s
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Philips, New Zealand 1941, model 255, 6 valves, unusual table cabinet with magic eye (in good order)
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Galbransen, USA 1937, model 7L, 7 valves, table cabinet with original chassis, speaker, grille cloth and dial scale
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Philips 'Radioplayer', New Zealand 1938, model 771A-34, 5 valves, Art Deco console cabinet (no back, cracked dial glass)
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Philips 'The Theatrette', New Zealand 1937, model V7A, 5 valves, Bakelite mantel cabinet (dial, scale and grille cloth in nice order, missing 2 knobs and power cord, plug, borer holes to rear backing (treated))
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Courier, New Zealand 1935/36, model XC, 6 valves, table cabinet, dual wave (borer holes to sides (treated))
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Philips 'Radioplayer', UK c. 1938, model 462A-34, 5 valves, Bakelite mantel cabinet (chassis, cabinet, dial scale and knobs in good order, missing back)
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EKCO, UK late 1930s, 5 valves, huge Art Deco plastic Bakelite cabinet and speaker only (no cracks)
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A huge 18' Magnavox EM speaker, USA 1930s, (rusty otherwise in good condition)
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Original wooden box containing forty-nine glass accumulators, UK 1920s
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A gold Atwater Kent 10' EM speaker, USA 1930s, (in good condition)
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Ariel, New Zealand 1934/35, model 55, 5 valves, Art Deco mantel cabinet with original Magnavox speaker
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Two P.A. Horn speakers, (no driver units)
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Five vintage car radios, 1930s-1950s, including a Stewart Warner, USA (seems original); a black and a green Ford F1640; a Philco, USA c. 1938; and a HMV 'Radio Mobile'
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Galbransen, USA c. 1934, model 2B 829805, 14 valves, chassis only with a model 7D dial scale (6 valves missing)
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Atwater Kent Dynamic speaker, USA late 1920s, (in good condition)
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Majestic, USA 1929/30, model 90B, 8 valves, chassis only from the console 'Monster From Chicago'
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Atwater Kent, USA 1929, model 55, 7 valves, original black metal box cabinet with green top, with original model F4 speaker (original knobs inside)
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Wellmayde, New Zealand 1929/30, model ACE '3el', 3 valves, chest cabinet
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Atwater Kent, USA 1930, 8 valves, chassis model L and speaker model N only. This combo marks the last of Atwater Kent's big Cadmium-nickel-pated T.R.F. Chassis. This chassis and speaker could belong in a model 70 lowboy console cabinet
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Approximately thirty-five glass accumulators, 1920s
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Johns Ltd, New Zealand 1925/26, model 'Clivic', large battery model table cabinet (one interstage transformer missing otherwise in very good condition). This radio is a magnificent example of New Zealand 's Early Radio History: the Model 'Cliv-Ic' is made up of the Christian names of the two principal directors of the Johns limited, Clive and Victor Johns
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Radion, New Zealand c. 1935, model 'Little Arisocrat', 5 valves, Art Deco mantel cabinet painted in white (rusty)
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Zenith, USA 1937, model 7s232, 7 valves, table cabinet (distressed condition)
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Courier, New Zealand c. 1935/36, model XCC, 6 valves, table cabinet with front panel painted in black (borer holes (treated) to side panel)
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A rare Ecko S.H.25 Bakelite Art Deco radio, Refurbished and over hauled, in good original condition
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A rare NZ made mirror cased radio, all original, overhauled and in good condition. Possibly only one or two other examples known
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