Dear Al, You've sent me off looking on ebay for art deco style tube radios. I even considered bidding on one, but I know nothing about the value system. I love tubes and I love art deco style, so it's a natural for me. I really liked a Crosley tabletop radio with a huge dial that looks like an airplane propeller. Maybe not art deco, maybe 50s kitsch, but way cool. Too bad I already bought that Tivoli for our kitchen (the cobalt blue with cherry wood version is a perfect match for our kitchen tiles and cabinets, respectively), but I could use a radio in my basement workshop.
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Hi Lew, There are a number of good price guides that are available for these things. The most widely used one, which is also probably the most comprehensive, is the Slusser/Radio Daze Guide, which in its early editions was known as the Bunis Guide. It is available here, as well as from many other sources at various prices (mostly higher). It includes a great many nice pictures and useful information, as well as valuations. I've found its price guidelines to generally be pretty accurate, with the exception of a few rare and valuable kinds of esoterica, such as what are known as "catalin" plastic sets. Best regards, -- Al |
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