And am I correct in identification - that looks like a Scott
Damn things cost as much as a new Cadillac back in the day.
Museum stuff....
Yes, it's an E.H. Scott Allwave 15, circa 1935, and yes, it was the most advanced and costly radio of its day. It is a museum piece, and even then you're not likely to see one any time soon. Your knowledge of some off the wall stuff never ceases to amaze me, Barry
Scott was not just a radio manufacturer, they were listed as a radio
laboratory, which is to say they invented and patented stuff and had scientists and engineers working for them, not guys who just wanted to make a radio, they were experimenters and pioneers (many patents used today still are based on Scott stuff). And yes, only the filthy rich could afford them, and that was at the height of the Great Depression.
Your cabinet version of "The Walton" Zenith radio is absolutely beautiful! I always wanted the tombstone version of it, just like in the series, but they are pretty costly too!
Here is as close as I can come to yours...
I also have a few other table top radios, and an old 1927 Sears & Roebuck phonograph which was bought new by my Grandfather, along with a few boxes of 78s to play on it (yes, it still works also). But my favorite is my 1924 Atwater Kent, which is battery powered, although I've got a custom power supply for it. I'll tell you what, listening to a ball game on that old megaphone speaker will really transport you to another era!
yep, an EH Scott Allwave. Early 30s. Ashamed it was cut out of the original cabinet, but then you couldn't see all the chrome. Should still be worth good money. Also ashame for the three caps. I just gut the original ones and put new ones in side them.
Actually, Scott did not make cabinets; they sold their radios just as this one is pictured. That front wooden face plate is original, just as it came from the factory. The radios were hand made by one individual, who was always an engineer. They didn't have your typical 'blue collar' worker making them. You COULD buy a custom made cabinet from Scott, to put your radio in, although the cabinets were never made by Scott. The radios were meant to be displayed out in the open, that's the reason for all the chrome and fancy outward appearance. The cabinets do add a significant amount to the value, but they are near impossible to find.