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Unique '37 Wilcox-Gay console
After a long pause, I just couldn't pass on this one. It's a truly "mini" 1937 Wilcox-Gay model A-19 6-tube set. It has 3 bands, tuning eye, variable tone control, and a large 12" speaker. The most unique aspect is the art-deco metal grill. Wilcox-Gay is mostly known for their 1950's "recordio" phonographs. Their nicely styled 1930's radios are quite uncommon.
Last edited by Celt; 09-29-2018 at 06:23 AM. |
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Sweet!
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Thanks. You won't believe how small and light this sets is. You can pick it up from the back with one hand!
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Interesting cabinet.
The Recordio line goes back to at least the 40's.
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That's true. The 1930's seems to be the only decade in which they made typical radios, then the Recordio's became their mainstay. I read that there are 1920's sets from the time the company way just known as "Wilcox". The Wilcox-Gay company folded in the early 1960's.
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Audiokarma |
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I believe they merged with Majestic sometime post WWII to ~1950 there were Majestic TVs identical to Wilcox-gay TVs aside from the badge. I think they switched to being an importer in the late 50's early 60's as there were a lot of "Grundig-Majestic" badged radios sold back then.
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Very, very attractive set...that grille design is perfect!
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Thanks. Yes, as soon I saw it at a friends house I had to have it. The grill is simple, but beautifully thought-out and very appealing. I'd like to know who were the designers at the company in the '30's. They had an eye for art-deco streamline design.
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Gorgeous set!
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I spy a tuning eye!
Also that pattern in the grill cloth, Is that woven in or a metal/wood overlay? Great lookin' little set anyways |
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Thanks. Amazingly, the original grill cloth is in good shape. It's a woven pattern. I would've liked the tuning eye in the area above the dial with a nice hooded escutcheon, but the way they did it was obviously a cost saver. These mini consoles were fairly cheap in the day.
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