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1938 RADIO Emerson AX-235 Red with Off-White Trim Original
Located in Wallkill, NY
1938 Emerson Art Deco radio, red marbleized case, with original off-white-colored trim.
All
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bakelite
Zenith Model 6S254 Console Radio '1938', Bluetooth
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
1938 line only. The 6-tube 3-waveband Zenith 6-S-254 (6S254) was introduced in June of 1937 as part of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Glass, Bakelite, Wood
1938 Emerson Ax-235 Catalin Bakelite Radio Green on Green
Located in Wallkill, NY
1938 Emerson Art Deco radio, light green, brown and yellow marbleized case, with original green
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bakelite
1938 Black and White RCA W Grill Catalin Bakelite Radio
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is an original 1930s black with white Knobs RCA RC-350 "W" Grill Catalin Bakelite Radio. The
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bakelite
Zenith Model 6-S-229 Tombstone Radio (1938) With Adapter for Bluetooth
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith Model 6-S-229 Tombstone Radio (1938) With Adapter for Bluetooth. Zenith 6-S-229 black-dial
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Berlin Iron
1938 Zenith "WALTON" 9-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
1938 Zenith “WALTON” 9-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio in pristine restored condition
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
The Radio General
By (after) George Grosz
Located in London, GB
GEORGE GROSZ 1893-1959
1893 - Berlin - 1959 (German/American)
Title: The Radio General, 1937
Category
1930s Expressionist Interior Prints
Materials
India Ink
Zenith Chairside Radio Bar With Glasses Art Deco Rare
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith Chairside Radio Bar With Glasses Art Deco Rare. This is a 1938 Zenith chairside model 7D241
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Airline 62-346 Art Deco Restored Tube Radio Bluetooth
Located in Oakland, CA
The Airline 62-346 Art Deco restored tube radio bluetooth was sold through montgomery ward, circa
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Zenith 9S263 Sutter Dial Oval Shaped Console Radio with Bluetooth
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
part of the 1938 Zenith lineup that featured many other radios that used the unique “Robot” dial
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Untitled (Joe Louis knocking out Max Schmeling in 1938 rematch)
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
(Joe Louis knocking out Max Schmeling in 1938 rematch)
Pen and ink with wash on heavy wove
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Vase Schneider (Design Radio), Sign: France, 1928
By Charles Schneider
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair.
Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Franco Albini Radio in Cristallo for Cassina, Italy - new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
available separately though.
Radio in Cristallo station by Franco Albini in 1938. Relaunched in 2021
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Materials
Glass
Vintage1940 Zenith 12-S-445 Shutterdial Restored Radio Bluetooth
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith’s “robot dial”, received a make-over from its inaugural 1938 model year. One of the most
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Vase Sign: Schneider France, 1928, Style: Art Deco, Design: Radio
By Charles Schneider
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair.
Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass
Materials
Art Glass
"Similar Table at Radio City Music Hall" , Attributed to Donald Deskey, Art Deco
By Donald Deskey
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair.
Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
H 16.15 in Dm 25.01 in
Zenith 12S2 67 Shutter Dial 12 Tube Console with Bluetooth Restored Rare
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith 12S2 67 Sutter Dial 12 Tube Console with Bluetooth Restored. This console radio, introduced
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Ferdinand the Bull Storyboard Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Productions and released on November 25, 1938, by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Dick Rickard and
Category
1930s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Pen, Pencil, Paper
Ferdinand the Bull Storyboard Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Disney Productions and released on November 25, 1938, by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Dick
Category
1930s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Paper, Pen, Pencil
Mother Goose Goes To Hollywood Storyboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.[1] The short was released on December 23, 1938
Category
1930s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Bill, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
By Max Bill
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
. no. 4, 1938. Published by Editions XXe Siècle, Paris; Printed by Mourlot, Paris, 1938.
MAX BILL
Category
1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
WWI Era Military Trunk Painted by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). WWI era canvas covered trunk used to store radio parts made by
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Brass
Orson Welles in the Studio
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; in radio, the legendary 1938 broadcast "The War of the
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Orson Welles Leaning in the Studio
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; in radio, the legendary 1938 broadcast "The War
Category
1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 7.09 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina and Ugo Tognazzi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 9.06 in W 7.09 in D 0.04 in
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to acting in
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pete Alexander, HW Bush & Cool Papa Bell - Baseball Greats w/ a Former President
By Margie Lawrence
Located in Chicago, IL
was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938. Hall of Fame Induction 1938
George Herbert Walker
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Giulietta Masina and Gianni Bisiach - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
enrolled as a student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 6.89 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
enrolled as a student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 6.89 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
enrolled as a student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 7.09 in W 4.93 in D 0.04 in
Giulietta Masina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
enrolled as a student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 7.49 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Giulietta Masina - Golden Period of Italian Cinema - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
enrolled as a student at the University of Rome in 1938, she continued to devote a good deal of time to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 9.06 in W 5.91 in D 0.04 in
Franco Albini for Knoll Desk Model '1928' in Glass and Metal
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
available. Albini designed many iconic pieces including a radio, rocking chair and modular bookcases and
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
"Time Remembered" Mid 20th Century NYC Modern American Scene WPA El Railway 1940
Located in New York, NY
-time radio. He is perhaps best known for playing the title role in Casey, Crime Photographer. His
Category
1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Le Frobisher Design
Located in London, GB
pilots and radio operator at the front and post storage at the back. Built in 1938 the G-AFDI Frobisher
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 25.2 in W 40.16 in D 0.04 in
1970s Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing
By Tano Festa
Located in Roma, IT
Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts.
Tano Festa (Rome 1938 - 1988) was an Italian artist
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
were readily available. Albini designed many iconic pieces including a radio, rocking chair and modular
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
(1914-2004) Large 1970's original Paris Street Scene Modernist oil painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
Osmund Caine. Studied at Birmingham College of Art, 1930–7, and in Italy, 1938. Served in the Military
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
River Bure, Norfolk. East Anglia. English Rural Landscape. Tugboat and Barges.
By Rowland Hilder
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Radio Time.
During the Second World War Hilder was an army Camouflage Officer and illustrated the Army
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 23.23 in W 26.78 in D 1.97 in
Untitled Abstraction
By John von Wicht
Located in Fairlawn, OH
such as the Untitled gouache of about 1938, and in murals for radio station WNYC and the New York
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Pair of Original Mid-Century Pendants by Luigi Caccia Dominioni
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
. It was through this partnership that in 1938 they created the first radio designs for the Phonola
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Sand Lot Baseball
By Ralph Fasanella
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
International Brigades fighting fascism in Spain, where he served in 1937-1938.
Upon his return to New York
Category
1950s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Music (attributed)
By Philip Kran Paval
Located in Los Angeles, CA
started to make sculptures from the brass sheets. His subjects included Cinema, Hollywood, Radio, Dance
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Herreshoff Yacht Evening Star Blueprint
Located in Norwell, MA
S. Ford Sr. entered her in the Port Huron Mackinac Island Race of 1938. It’s rumored she was built
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Prints
Materials
Paper
Rare Art Deco Streamlined Moderne Dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
design (Murray), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk represents the perfect
Category
Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Important 1939 Walnut Art Deco Modern "Dashboard" Desk by Alexis De Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
dashboard (complete with clock, barometer, thermometer, radio and glovebox!) In fact, the desk was patterned
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 37.5 in W 62 in D 34 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic 1938 radio available at 1stDibs. Each 1938 radio for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bakelite and plastic. There are many kinds of the 1938 radio you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 1938 radio, those designed in Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one 1938 radio that is appealing in its simplicity, but Zenith produced versions that are worth a look.
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