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Wilcox Gay Art-Deco-Style, 3-Band Tube Radio

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Wilcox Gay Art-Deco-Style, 3-Band Tube Radio
SOLD
375.00USD+ (93.75) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 Aug 25 @ 17:08UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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This is an Art-Deco-style tube radio with the name WILSON GAY at the bottom of the three-band dial (broadcast, shortwave and long-wave). The words "MODEL 3JM6 7-2" appears handwritten on the metal chassis of the electronics, and serial number 91638 is stamped into the patent description plate. Antiqueradio.com refers to this design as the Model A15. The approximately 4.5"H x 6.5"W tuning dial is slightly stained by the lubricating material of the tuning device behind it. The dial indicator has a decorative aluminum hub with a two-inch copper pointer extending to the edge of the dial. The possibly-walnut wood case is in very good condition with few nicks or scratches and a 1/4-inch triangle of missing veneer in the lower left corner of the front panel. The speaker itself has been replaced with a 6-inch paper-cone speaker and is concealed from the front by a tan fabric and supported by an attractive, and probably original, Art-Deco-style metal grille. Three Bakelite-like knobs below the dial control the receiving bands, tuning, and on-off/volume control. Power cord is included, but the electronics are not tested. There is a "PHONO" connection on the lower left of the electronic chassis that allowed an external phonograph player to be connected. Case dimensions are approximately 14.375"H x 11.75"W x 7.375"D.

Paul Gay joined the Wilcox Company in 1931 to form Wilcox-Gay Corp. in Charlotte, Michigan, and sold consumer radios, tape decks, and other audio equipment. Date: c 1935 City: State: HWAC# 64418