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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 'Philector', Netherlands 1930, model 4180, rare example with tubular tuning unit cabinet and Philips selectivity unit (increases selectivity between 200m and 600m)
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Philco Radio model 20 (early version), cathedral USA made cabinet and New Zealand made chassis, dial escutcheon altered
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A.W.A. Radiola, Australia 1940, model 262, 11 valves, console cabinet without dial glass, quilted speaker cloth (broken plastic escutcheon loose and taped in green)
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R.C.A. Radiola, USA 1927, model 16, wooden box cabinet (cracked), good escutcheon, 6x01A's (no knobs, with borer holes (treated))
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Atwater Kent, USA 1933, model 708, 7 valves, rare painted console cabinet, chassis in excellent order (one escutcheon missing and one tied to knob of radio otherwise all there including speaker)
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EKCO, UK 1935/36, model SW86, 6 valves, rare console cabinet version of the famous Bakelite SW86 model
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R.C.A. USA 1936, model C7-6, 7 valves, rare console cabinet (some borer holes in side (treated))
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A.W.A. Australia 1936, model R71, 4 valves, rare table cabinet, with excellent original chassis and speaker (borer holes (treated))
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Philco, USA 1930, model 96E (296 in USA), 9 valves, very rare radio phonograph, screen-grid T.R.F. Console/radio phonograph, with a full set of knobs and ornate tone arm under the lid. Two rows of 78 Records included
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Crosley, USA 1932, model 129 'Justice', 6 valves, rare cathedral cabinet without knobs, with chassis, speaker and grill cloth in good order (scratched, small amount of borer holes (treated))
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Philips, UK ca. 1935, model 472A, 7 valves, table cabinet, with super inductance. Rare model
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Philips 'Sevenette', Netherlands 1928, model 2019/2029, Bakelite speaker cabinet (in general good condition with no cracks)
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A.W.A. 'Fret & Foot' Radiolette, Australia 1936/7, model 38, 5 valves, rare Bakelite table 'The Fiske Radiolette' cabinet, in jet black with white/black smudging fret and feet (no cracks/chips)
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Golden Knight, New Zealand 1935/6, 5 valves, table cabinet with original chassis & speakers, dual wave (no borer)
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Philips, UK 1933/34, model 634A, 5 valves, cathedral cabinet. This is the first Philips model to have A.V.C. Good back (small amount of borer holes (treated) to the bottom)
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Ambassador, New Zealand 1933/34, 5 valves, upright table cabinet with original chassis, speaker and knobs
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Unidentified brand, probably UK, speaker-cabinet only, with no speaker, oak cabinet (tip of fretwork broken and cracked cabinet)
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Ultimate, New Zealand c. 1929, model 3, 5 valves, rare New Zealand set with screen Grid 5 with twin tin escutcheons in battery set chest type mahogany cabinet
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Atwater Kent, USA 1929, model 60, 8 valves, American AK60 chassis in a New Zealand dark oak custom cabinet, probably Wisemans
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FADA (F.A.D. Andrea), USA 1931, model KOF, 7 valves, rare lowboy console radio phonograph, made of 'Repwood' (moulded wood chips and glue), unoriginal speaker
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Clarion, USA c. 1933, 5 valves, AC/DC mantel cabinet, asbestos rear plate
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A.W.A. Radiolette, Australia 1933, C124, 5 valves, small wooden mantel cabinet (missing knobs, loose chassis)
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S.T.C. Australia 1933, model 44, 4 valves, table cabinet with all original pieces (small amount of borer holes (treated), some corrosion to chassis)
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Courier, New Zealand 1935/36, model CC, table cabinet
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Home-built battery set, New Zealand 1920s, 4 valves, table cabinet, battery kitset (all valves present)
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Philips, Netherlands 1930, model 2510, 5 valves, metal box cabinet (good original condition with original valves)
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Philips, Netherlands 1930, model 2510, 5 valves, metal box cabinet with original knobs (some damage to top panel)
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Atwater Kent, USA 1929, model 60, 8 valves, metal box cabinet painted in black (some corrosion, incorrect knobs)
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Gulbransen, USA 1935, model 7G, 7 valves, dual-wave console cabinet (some borer (treated), great performers on short wave)
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Golden Knight, New Zealand 1936, model BBR 'Transcontinental', 5 valves, table cabinet (scratches/chips, missing power transformer)
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A.W.A. Australia 1938, model R31, 7 valves, 'The Fiske Radiola', known as 'The Big Brother', mottle brown Bakelite mantel cabinet, with slide-rule dial
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Courtenay, New Zealand 1934, model 108, 6 valves, dual wave table cabinet (good condition)
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Pacific, New Zealand c. 1939, model 18, 6 valves, dual wave table cabinet
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Courtenay, New Zealand 1936, model 18, 6 valves, Art Deco inspired chest cabinet, with four original knobs and original speaker
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Atwater Kent, USA 1933, model 246, 6 valves, 'Breadloaf' chest cabinet in good condition
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Grebe, USA 1921, model CR-9, 3 valves, serial #2883, batteryneutrodyne. This exceptionally rare radio was manufactured in August 1921 and it is the oldest radio receiver in the collection from the very dawn of broadcasting in the USA and pre New Zealand broadcasting era (NZ1922)
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Ultimate, New Zealand c. 1934, model 5JC, 5 valves, chest cabinet with Art Deco grille (good chassis and speaker, missing 1 knob)
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EKCO, UK c. 1945, model U49, 5 valves, large Bakelite chest cabinet in good original condition, AC/DC radio
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Skyscraper, New Zealand 1933/34, model NS, 5 valves, chest cabinet (missing one knob otherwise in good original condition)
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Philco, New Zealand 1958 to 1962, model 'Alabama', 5 valves, two plastic mantel cabinet radios, one in mint green colour, the other in ivory (no chips or cracks)
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Air King, USA 1939, 222 (22 in USA), 3 valves, miniature mantel cabinet, AC/DC export model
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Baby brown, UK c. Mid-1920s, horn speaker with driver unit
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Philips, New Zealand 1940s, model 597, 7 valves, a powerful table cabinet radio employing push-pull EL33 tubes, with good folding glass dial
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C.R.S. (Cash Radio Services) Christchurch, New Zealand c. 1938, model 367s, 6 valves, chassis and speaker cabinet, in good condition
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Atwater Kent, USA 1933, model 555, 5 valves, rare 'Jewel Box' chest cabinet (rust on metal top plate, original grille cloth and knobs)
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EKCO, UK 1935, model SW86, 6 valves, Art Deco walnut brown Bakelite table cabinet with metal ring (complete with original 'Card' back and one original knob)
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R.C.A. USA 1931, model RC3, 7 valves, unusual solid wood 'Consolette' cabinet in good condition
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Columbus, New Zealand 1937, model 38, 5 valves, rare table cabinet with ornamental Bakelite dial escutcheon
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Unknown brand, probably UK, Bakelite speaker cabinet, labelled 'Licensed Under Resonance Laboratories Inc.'
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Columbus, New Zealand c. 1940, model 12, 5 valves, this mantel cabinet radio is the smallest wooden Columbus model made (one chip to rolled end of cabinet otherwise a nice original set)
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Pacific, New Zealand c. 1934, table cabinet, in original condition
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Home-built batteryset, New Zealand c. Mid-1920s, 3 valves, table cabinet with burgundy ebonite front panel, with all original valves
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Kreisler, Australia 1933/34, 5 valves, console cabinet, one original 'S' (globe) tube type 280, Jensen model D-17 (blue label) speaker (chassis has rust)
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Gulbransen, USA c.1934, model 7D, 7 valves, rare Art Deco console cabinet, Magnavox speaker (serious borer (treated))
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Skyscraper, New Zealand c.1935, 4 valves, mantel cabinet, good grille cloth
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Philco, USA 1934, model 14E, 6 valves, rare Art Deco table cabinet model in original condition (same cabinet as 97E)
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World, New Zealand 1935/36, model 'World 6', 6 valves, a table cabinet radio in good condition
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Sparton, USA c.1936, model 427, 4 valves, small upright table cabinet model with unusual valve configuration, in complete original condition
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Skyscraper, New Zealand 1937, model BCS, 5 valves, table cabinet complete with Rola speaker (rusty chassis)
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Sheffield, New Zealand 1933, 5 valves, rare table cabinet with arc dial and kiwi logo
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Gulbransen, USA 1937, model A1, 7 valves, only chassis and speaker for the famous large 'Telephone Dial' push button radio
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Pilot, USA 1935, model X41, 4 valves, small upright table cabinet model made from Lawrence, Mass. USA
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Courier, New Zealand 1937, model BBC, 5 valves, Art Deco chest cabinet with original speaker and grille cloth
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Zenith, USA 1937, model 7s232, 7 valves, large table cabinet (this model is the first of two of 'Waltons' sets in distressed condition in the collection)
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Courier, New Zealand 1935/36, model XCC, 6 valves, table cabinet (generally in good order, some borer holes in top panel (treated))
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Philips, UK 1933/34, model 634A, 5 valves, 'Superinductance' cathedral cabinet radio (some borer holes (treated) on front panel and to base board)
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Radion, New Zealand c. 1935, model 'Little Aristocrat', 5 valves, painted white mantel cabinet, original components (rusty chassis)
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Bush, UK 1956/57, model VTR103, transistor cabinet (chip to the back)
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Home-built batteryset, New Zealand mid-1920s, 3 valves, complete table cabinet battery kitset (good condition with original valves)
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Philips 'Baby Grand', UK/Netherlands 1928, classic red and black papier mache speaker known as 'The Chinese Hat' without stand (dirty condition but all original)
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Skyscraper, New Zealand 1937, model BCU, 7 valves, dual wave table cabinet model (broken dial glass, no borer)
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Madison, New Zealand 1930, model BCO, 8 valves, chassis, escutcheon and speaker in good condition
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Skyscraper, New Zealand c. 1939/40, model EES, 5 valves, chassis, escutcheon and speaker in good condition
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Philips, Netherlands 1936/27, model PCJJ, Bakelite extension speaker only (damaged with multiple cracks)
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Zenith, USA 1938, 6 valves, rare radiogram, chest and turntable on top. This chassis is used in seven models (6s203, 6s222, 6s223, 6s229, 6s239, 6s241, 6s275), serial # R555309
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Home-built batteryset, New Zealand mid-1920s, 5 valves, battery kitset with Philips version of 201A tubes in good condition
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Yale, New Zealand mid-1920s, 10 valves, chassis only, 'Nzvrs' on tag attached
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Stewart Warner, USA 1930/31, model R100E, 8 valves, very rare radio-phonograph console, serial # EF10042, in good condition and with all original components
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Quad II, model II, UK 1955, 7 valves, pre-amp cabinet, with mono valve amplifier (in rough condition)
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Atwater Kent, USA 1935, model P216X, 6 valves, chassis and speaker, 230 volt export version
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Radio craft Vol. 1, bound collection of the issues from July 1929 to June 1930, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright
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Radio craft Vol. 2, bound collection of the issues from July 1930 to June 1931, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Radio craft Vol. 3, bound collection of the issues from July 1931 to June 1932, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Radio craft Vol. 4, bound collection of the issues from July 1932 to June 1933, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Radio craft Vol. 5, bound collection of the issues from July 1933 to June 1934, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Radio News Vols. 11 & 12, bound collection from January to June/July to December 1930, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Radio News Vols. 5 & 6, bound collection from January to June/July to December 1924, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Radio News Vol XIV, bound collection from January to June 1933, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Radio News Vol XV, bound collection from July to December 1933, (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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Modern wireless, May 1925 issue
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Modern wireless, July 1926 issue
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Modern wireless, issues from March to June and August to December 1927
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Modern wireless, issues from January to June and August to December 1928, (two copies each of February and September)
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Modern wireless, issues from January to March, from May to July and from September to November 1929
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Modern wireless, issues from March to August and December 1930
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The Radio record (NZ), issues from 1928, 1929 & 1930, (black and white, some with light foxing, spotting and splitting)
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Post war Communications Receiver manual, USA 1948, 2nd Ed. Vol. CR1. Including aircraft and marine radio, Howard width Sams Photofact Publication (excellent condition)
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Post war Communications Receiver manual, USA 1927, 1st Ed, Vol CR2, including special purpose receivers, Howard width Sams Photofact Publication (excellent condition)
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C.R.S. (Cash Radio Services) Christchurch, New Zealand 1938, model 367s, 6 valves, console cabinet, with Art Deco grille and original chassis, knobs and grille cloth, good dial scale, no speaker (borer holes to base (treated))
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Radio News Vols. VI & 7, bound collection of the issues from January to June/July to December 1925 (some wear to page edges, print and coloured graphics bright)
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