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Addison Model 5 Black and Yellow Catalin Tube Radio, 1940
By Addison Industries, Ltd 1
Located in Hampstead, QC
production of commercial tube radios. The Model 5 “Big Addison” series, featured here, resembling a
Category

Vintage 1940s Canadian Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Addison Model 5 Butterscotch and Maroon Catalin Tube Radio, 1940
By Addison Industries, Ltd 1
Located in Hampstead, QC
production of commercial tube radios. The Model 5 “Big Addison” series, featured here, resembling a
Category

Vintage 1940s Canadian Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Addison Model 2 “Waterfall” Maroon and White Catalin Tube Radio, 1940
By Addison Industries, Ltd 1
Located in Hampstead, QC
production of commercial tube radios. The Model 2 “Small Addison” series, featured here, has a large ridged
Category

Vintage 1940s Canadian Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

1941 Trophy Baseball Radio, Working Condition
By Trophy Radio Company
Located in Milano, IT
This fantastic novelty item is reminiscent of a time when radio was king and radio broadcasts were
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

1940 Fada Bullet 116 Bakelite Catalin Radio, Blue with Pumpkin Trim
Located in Wallkill, NY
1940 Fada Bullet Catalin / Bakelite Tube Radio. Blue case with pumpkin trim. This radio is very
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bakelite

"Radio City Rockette"
By Ruth Adele Mysel
Located in Southampton, NY
Watercolor on paper of a Radio City Music Hall Rockette done in the late 1940's or early 1950's
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Eames Office radio for Emerson
By Charles Eames
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A nice radio design by the Eames office. Model 578A. Mahogany veneer case with plastic face and
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Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Eames Office radio for Emerson
Eames Office radio for Emerson
H 6.5 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Antique Philco 40-180 Console Floor Radio
By Radiobar Corp. and Philco
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Philco 40-180 Console Floor Radio The radio does go on. Circa: 1940 Dimensions: H: 40
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Original "RADIO L. M. T. La Meilleure Tonalite" vintage French radio poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Radio L.M.T. "La Meilleure Tonalite". Elle l'aime tant. French antique vintage
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1940s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original 1940's GPO advertising poster, Hertz's radio set 1886, by Eric Fraser
By Eric Fraser
Located in London, GB
'Hertz's Radio Set 1886'. Colour lithograph poster, one from a set issued by the General Post
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20th Century British Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage1940 Zenith 12-S-445 Shutterdial Restored Radio Bluetooth
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
powerful and rare Zenith tabletop radios, a 12-S-445 Shutterdial embodied two innovations new for 1940
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Original Ribet - Desjardins UNIC Television and Radio vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original French poster: Ribet-Desjardins Télévision Unic Radio Ribet - Desjardins Television Unic
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1940s Art Deco Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original French vintage poster that highlights the world of the Pathé Radio
Located in PARIS, FR
accompanied all French households during the 2nd World War, since it produced the old radio sets in particular
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1940s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Mitchell "Lumitone" Streamline Bakelite Radio Table Lamp, 1941
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare 1941 model 1260 "Lumitone" streamline bakelite tube radio lamp by Mitchell Mfg. Co Chicago
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Bakelite

Delco Art Deco 1941 Vintage Bakelite R 1171 Tube Radio in Perfect Condition
Located in Miami, FL
An Art Deco tube radio designed by Delco. Here we are offering an absolutely stunning 1941 Delco
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Bakelite

Rare Alexander Girard Detrola Radio, circa 1946, Modernist
By Alexander Girard
Located in Buffalo, NY
underside: [12132]. USA Medium Design/Decorative Art Manufacturer Detrola Radio Alexander Girard American
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Original "Radio Point Bleu Musical!" vintage French poster, linen backed
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Radio Point Bleu Musical!” vintage French antique poster. Archivail linen backed in
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1940s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Franco Albini Radio in Cristallo, by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Radio in Cristallo station by Franco Albini in 1938. Relaunched in 2021. Manufactured by Cassina
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Franco Albini Radio in Cristallo, by Cassina
Franco Albini Radio in Cristallo, by Cassina
H 11.03 in W 25.99 in D 28.35 in
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Speed Your Message Imperial Radio Art Deco
By A.E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco poster advertising British radio telecommunication services - Speed your
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

1940s Brunswick Panatrope Drum Table Sheraton Duncan Phyfe Mahogany Music Radio
By Brunswick Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
1940s Brunswick Panatrope drum table Sheraton Duncan Phyfe mahogany music radio An extremely
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Vintage 1940s Sheraton Center Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Original "Point Bleu Radio" vintage poster, faithful reflection of the world
Located in Spokane, WA
Original lithograph: POINT BLEU RADIO. Artist: Pierre. Baudouin (1921 - 1971). Size is 31" x
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1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Murano, Italian, Attributed to Barovier Toso, 1940
By Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
working as a radio operator during World War One he joined the family firm in 1920 when he and his brother
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Centerpieces

Materials

Murano Glass

Vase Schneider (Design Radio), Sign: France, 1928
By Charles Schneider
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Console in Wood , Style: Art Deco , 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
., radios, transistor radios, combined, stereophonic, tables for sewing machines, among others.2 The company
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Console in Wood , Style: Art Deco , 1940
Console in Wood , Style: Art Deco , 1940
H 30.32 in W 51.19 in D 21.66 in
Original Art Deco Green Neon Hexagon Vintage RCA Radio and Phonograph
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Art Deco Green Neon Hexagon Vintage RCA Radio and Phonograph. Crafted with care and
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Wall Clocks

Materials

Metal

Major Collection of 120+ Catalin & Bakelite Radios from 1930s and 1940s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Major Collection of 120+ Catalin & Bakelite Radio from 1930's & 1940's You will not see a
Category

Vintage 1930s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bakelite

Franco Albini Radio in Cristallo for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Berlin, DE
please note: 842 subwoofer wireless for clearglass-radio is currently not available. Radio is
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands

Materials

Glass

Carrara Ivory 1949 Emerson Model 581 Plaskon AM Vacuum Tube Radio Golden Age
By Emerson Electric
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Ivory 1949 Emerson Model 581 Plaskon AM Tube Radio Golden Age Beauty This radio was initially
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Vintage 1940s Musical Instruments

Materials

Bakelite

Murano with Gold, 1940, Italian, Attributed to Barovier Toso
By Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
] "After studying medicine and working as a radio operator during World War One he joined the family firm
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Centerpieces

Materials

Gold

Vase Sign: Schneider France, 1928, Style: Art Deco, Design: Radio
By Charles Schneider
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

"Time Remembered" Mid 20th Century NYC Modern American Scene WPA El Railway 1940
Located in New York, NY
"Time Remembered" Mid 20th Century NYC Modern American Scene WPA El Railway 1940 A view of the
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1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Similar Table at Radio City Music Hall" , Attributed to Donald Deskey, Art Deco
By Donald Deskey
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
to the style for sale. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Chrome

"Abstraction I, " Rolph Scarlett, gouache, modernism, American art, ca 1940-50
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Wiscasset, ME
furniture and creating several pavilions at the 1939 World’s Fair and stage sets for the Rockettes at Radio
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Low chair seat h 40cm, in the taste of Finn Juhl, Danemark 1940's teak and brass
By Finn Juhl, Fritz Hansen
Located in Forest, BE
radiodiffuseur national Danmarks Radio, l'une des missions les plus en vue du cabinet au cours de ces années5
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mr Chad WW2 National Savings Poster Circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
born in 1941 at a secret school in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, that was teaching "Radio-Location", now
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Vintage 1940s English Posters

Materials

Paper

The Silk Mills in New Hope, Pennsylvania Impressionist Regional Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pennsylvania. Up until the time of his death in 1954, Mr. Barnes was employed by the Radio Corporation of
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Caricature of Arthur Godfrey as a Talent Fisherman for CBS
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
promote Godfrey`s popular radio and television showcase, `Arthur Godfrey`s Talent Scouts`, which offered
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"Child in an American Landscape" James Gantt, Midwestern Regionalism, Missouri
Located in New York, NY
James Britton Gantt (1911 - 1984) Child in an American Landscape, 1940 Egg tempera on board 17 1/2
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1940s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Retro Brass Bakelite "Matchstick" Pendant Necklace
Located in Narberth, PA
resistant properties in radio and telephone castings, the material was also used in other products such as
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Brass

"Billy the Brownie With Flowers #407" original tempera by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, Kandinsky and Max Ernst in the 1930's and 1940's. Biomorphic and organic, Modernist images are presented
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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera

Donald Duck Publicity Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
left, and an intricate radio and chemistry contraption Donald Duck is portrayed listening to music with
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1940s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Raymond Subes Low Table
By Raymond Subes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the fountains for the Radio pavilion and a Madonna and child for the papal pavilion, as well as
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Center Tables

Materials

Iron

Raymond Subes Low Table
Raymond Subes Low Table
H 16 in W 32.5 in D 17 in
1941 Dumbo (French) Original Vintage Poster
By Walt Disney
Located in Winchester, GB
1941 by Walt Disney Productions & released by RKO Radio Pictures, Dumbo was just the fourth Disney
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Vintage 1940s American Posters

Materials

Paper

1941 Dumbo (French) Original Vintage Poster
1941 Dumbo (French) Original Vintage Poster
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H 63 in W 47 in D 0.1 in
Original Vintage WWII Poster Tout Va Tres Bien Madame La Marquise Churchill BBC
Located in London, GB
marked with a Star of David on the ground, smoking a cigar and holding a BBC radio microphone as centre
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Vintage 1940s Belgian Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster Future Progress Savings Industry Modernism Design
By Eric Fraser
Located in London, GB
Fraser RI. Fraser was known for his illustrations for the Radio Times, Everyman's Library book series and
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Ornate Mid Century Walnut 2 Door Console Record Music Cabinet Side Table Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
. Vented along back left. This cabinet was originally on a stand. Most likely used for a tube radio. It
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Melvyn Douglas & Michael O'Shea
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
`U.S. Steel Hour: The Theatre Guild on the Air` radio studio audience program guide, to promote their
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

Richard De Menocal Vogue Watercolour Of Turban Clad Theatrical Lady
Located in Bristol, CT
York City, and created costume designs for Radio City Music Hall. He had his first solo exhibition in
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Richard De Menocal Vogue Watercolour Of Lady Croquet Player Nov 15 1947
Located in Bristol, CT
for Radio City Music Hall. He had his first solo exhibition in 1951, and continued to show in this
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of Danish adjustable orchestra musician chairs with backrests
By Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in DK
condition with patina. Radiohuset (literally “The Radio House”) is the former headquarters of national
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Walter Pidgeon
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
promote his appearance as writer William Magee in the radio adaptation of the venerable comedy-mystery
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Pen

"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ezra Augustus Winter on the murals of Radio City Music Hall before involving himself in one of two New
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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Family w/ Rocking Horse, " Ptg. by WPA Artist De Forest Stull
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Augustus Winter on the murals of Radio City Music Hall before involving himself in one of two New Jersey
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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Original 1942 Plaza de Toledo vintage bullfighting poster
By Carlos Ruano Llopis
Located in Spokane, WA
three days of "national mourning", during which only funeral dirges were heard on the radio.) Mano a
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1940s Art Deco Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ralph Bellamy & Ruth Hussey (2)
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
guide to promote their radio appearance in `The Silver Cord`, as heard live over ABC Radio on Jan 13
Category

1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1942 Original poster of Vandor for the singer Jean Lumière
Located in PARIS, FR
". For a long time considered to have the "best radio voice", Jean Lumière left the stage in 1960 to
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1940s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)
By Byron Browne
Located in Portland, ME
Abstract Artists, and participated in the Artists' Congress until 1940 when political infighting prompted
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1940s Portrait Prints

Materials

Watercolor

1943 Royal Air Force DH Mosquito aeroplane recognition poster pub. US Navy
Located in London, GB
reputed to have said: "In 1940 I could at least fly as far as Glasgow in most of my aircraft, but not now
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1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Scottish 1949 Abstract - Interieur Forme Blanche - CoBrA art oil painting
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
1940, Gear had joined the Royal Corps of Signals. Dispatched to the Middle East, he still had the
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1948 Broadway Show "Me and Molly"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway show `Me and Molly` by Gertrude Berg, based on her radio show `The
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

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Radio 1940 For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the radio 1940 you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each radio 1940 for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, bakelite and wood. Your living room may not be complete without a radio 1940 — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A radio 1940 is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames and Fada each produced at least one beautiful radio 1940 that is worth considering.

How Much is a Radio 1940?

Prices for a radio 1940 start at $275 and top out at $53,900 with the average selling for $1,950.