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Very deco 1941 Majestic bakelite
There are some sets you just can't pass on when they cross your path. This a 1941 (I first mistakenly ID'd as a '39) Majestic 7T11 6-tube radio with tone control. The set was made at the peak of the streamline-modern craze and is a good example. It's a good player too!
Last edited by decojoe67; 04-04-2018 at 09:24 AM. Reason: Date correction |
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That's sharp!
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Thanks. It needed work, so I was able to get it for a decent price. I love the "chunky" look and feel of these pre-war deco bakelites.
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Me like!!!
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Three knobs / Tone control?
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Yes. A high and low switch. These pre-war bakelites were superior to the post-war models. They're the only one's that get my attention.
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I had one of these and I traded it for a RCA TM21D color monitor...working. Everyone was happy...still.
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I'm surprised you have no regrets about trading an old art-deco radio for a modern monitor!
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There are millions of AA5s out there, many have very cool looking deco cabinets...One can go to 100 radio/TV swap meets and find 5000 deco AA5s, but not one TM-21...I appreciate looks the same as I do engineering, but categorical scarcity (and engineering interest) puts some things in other leagues.
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It's purdy!
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Thanks MadMan for your comment. |
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A member on ARF confirmed that the design is the famous industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes first venture into bakelite radios. It was the original "3-ribbed" model, but we can attribute the later "4-ribbed" model, which is just a slight revision of it, to him.
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