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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 1940S Vintage Radio

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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1940s Sheraton 1940S Vintage Radio

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Leather, Mahogany

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
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1930s American 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Bakelite

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 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Lithograph

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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1940s American 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Metal

Vintage Eames Office radio for Emerson
Eames Office radio for Emerson
H 6.5 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
"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 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco Waterfall Floor Radio Case in Walnut
By Montgomery Ward
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique piece can be used as a bar or place your stereo equipment inside we refinished the piece a very unique item it comes with its original speaker.
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20th Century American Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Walnut

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 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Lithograph

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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1940s Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Metal

Vintage Zenith Model 11S474 "Long Distance" Radio
Located in New York, NY
This captivating 1940s Zenith Model 11S474 "Long Distance" radio transcends mere entertainment
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20th Century American 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Metal

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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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Brass

Original art deco Monopole Radio mermaid vintage French poster
Located in Spokane, WA
1930s and 1940s are known as the Golden Age of Radio when people averaged more than four hours a day
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1930s Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Lithograph

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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1940s American Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Wood

Original "Radio Point Bleu Musical!" vintage French poster, linen backed
Located in Spokane, WA
poster does not have a date, but most of the Point Bleu radio posters were printed in the 1940s after
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1940s American Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Lithograph

Italian Modern Floral 1940s-1950s Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A marvelous, cheerful and optimistic example of post war mid-1940s to early 1950s lighting design
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Italian Modern Floral 1940s-1950s Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A marvelous, cheerful and optimistic example of post war mid-1940s to early 1950s lighting design
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Helbros Stainless Steel Two Register Chronograph Manual Watch, 1940s
By Helbros
Located in Long Beach, CA
/ MATERIAL: Stainless Steel DIMENSIONS: Length 38 mm X Diameter 22 mm CIRCA: 1940's MOVEMENT / CALIBER
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Stainless Steel

Carrara Ivory 1949 Emerson Model 581 Plaskon AM Vacuum Tube Radio Golden Age
By Emerson Electric
Located in Van Nuys, CA
plastics. Manufactured by Emerson in the late 1940s, this exquisite AM tabletop tube clock radio remains in
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1940s 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Bakelite

Henry Rox Photograph MOMA Art Connoisseur Sausage 1940s
By Henry Rox
Located in Camden, ME
advertisements. Shell Oil, Macy's, CBS Radio among others commissioned him to create advertisements. He produced
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Paper

Seated Nude Woman American Impressionist School 1940s by Fred Yost
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman American Figurative School 1940s Mid-century American impressionist painting of a
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1940s American Impressionist 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Oil, Linen

"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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1930s American Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Eduard Buk Ulreich WPA Artist Proposed Mural, 1940s, Freedom of the Seas
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Eduard Buk Ulreich (1899-1966) mix-media on panel, 1940s Design for a Mural. Titled: Freedom of
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Mid-20th Century American 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Paint

Vilhelm Lauritzen Flexible Desk Lamp of Brass with Patina by Lyfa Denmark 1940s
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Lyfa
Located in Aarhus C, DK
by Lyfa in the 1940s. Vilhelm Lauritzen was one of the greatest designers in Denmark in the 20th. He
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1940s Danish Bauhaus 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mr Chad WW2 National Savings Poster Circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mr Chad WW2 National Savings Poster Circa 1940s - Original WW2 national savings poster - Features
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1940s English 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Paper

Opera Matinee, 1940s Portrait of Two Women in Colorful Hats, Brown, Pink, Green
Located in Denver, CO
, Radio Director, and Actor. Born in Parrott, GA. in 1921, he early showed that he was not going to grow
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1940s American Realist 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Panel, Oil

Mid Century Set of Four Thonet Cotton Felt Bent Ply Arm or Dining Chairs Labeled
By Thonet
Located in Atlanta, GA
probably dates to the 1940's. Imagine this gorgeous set of chairs around your dining table, I can see it!
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Bentwood

Ornate Mid Century Walnut 2 Door Console Record Music Cabinet Side Table Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
1940s vintage 2 door cabinet. Made from walnut with matchbook doors featuring beaded trim and
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1940s Mid-Century Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Walnut

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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1940s Belgian 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Paper

1930s Art Deco Donald Deskey for Widdicomb Carpathian Elm and Black Lacquer Vani
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., Donald Deskey
Located in Esperance, NY
- Donald Deskey- who designed the iconic Radio City Music Hall. The vanity features a demilune body with a
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1940s American Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Elm

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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1940s British 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Paper

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 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Vilhelm Lauritzen for Fog & Mørup Chandelier in Opaline Glass and Brass
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Fog & Mørup
Located in Waalwijk, NL
design was specifically intended for its use in the "Royal Suite" at the Radio House back in 1945
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Brass

"Family w/ Rocking Horse, " Ptg. by WPA Artist De Forest Stull
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
important painters active in the 1930s and 1940s. Stull graduated from Yale in 1933, then worked with Ezra
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1940s American 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Canvas

"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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1940s American 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Canvas

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
1940s, Carton exhibited and won prizes for his semi-abstract Expressionist and Surrealist paintings. He
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Oil, Board

Early 1950's Vl Table Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen, Pair Available
By Louis Poulsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Originally designed in the mid 1940's for the 'Radiohuset' (Radio house) - the former headquarters of the
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Brass, Steel

Early Pair '2' of Vl Table Lamps by Vilhelm Lauritzen by Louis Poulsen
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Utrecht, NL
the beautifully designed foot. Originally designed in the mid 1940's for the 'Radiohuset' (Radio house
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Brass

Caricature for Jay Jostin from "Mr. District Attorney"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
with victim and hangman`s noose in Surrealist landscape. Jostin did the show on the radio from 1940 to
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1950s 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1930s Donald Deskey Art Deco Low Maple Dresser with Round Mirror for Widdicomb
By Donald Deskey, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in St. Louis, MO
Department Store in Manhattan in 1926. In the 1930s, he won the competition to design the interiors for Radio
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1930s American Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Aluminum

Sleek Donald Deskey Art Deco High Boy Dresser for Widdicomb Furniture in Maple
By Donald Deskey, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in St. Louis, MO
in 1926. In the 1930s, he won the competition to design the interiors for Radio City Music Hall. In
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1930s American Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Aluminum

Ted Williams 'Duke Ellington'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
University of Chicago, 1960. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the
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1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Billie Holliday'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
, 1950s Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the 1930s in Wichita
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1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Count Basie'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Count Basie 1950's (printed later) Silver gelatin print 30 x 40 inches Estate stamped
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1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Louis Armstrong'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
of Chicago Theater in the Round, 1962 Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a
Category

1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Brass

Donald Deskey Art Deco Dressing Table Vanity with Round Mirror for Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., Donald Deskey
Located in St. Louis, MO
in 1926. In the 1930s, he won the competition to design the interiors for Radio City Music Hall. In
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1930s American Art Deco 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Aluminum

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 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Martin Luther King Motorcade
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, US, June 21, 1964. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio
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1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Dr. Martin Luther King'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
, Pennsylvania. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the 1930s in Wichita
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1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Civil Rights'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the 1930s
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1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ace Bar, Gouache American Scene. Witold Gordon
By Witold Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
adopted New York in loving detail and typographic glory with his New Yorker covers in the 1940’s. He was
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20th Century Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Gouache

Woman with Arms Crossed
By Byron Browne
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Artists, and participated in the Artists’ Congress until 1940 when political infighting prompted Browne
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1950s American Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Other Medium

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and George Jessel
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular
Category

1950s Contemporary 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ted Williams 'Dr. Martin Luther King'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
, Pennsylvania. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the 1930s in Wichita
Category

1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Martin Luther King Motorcade
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, US, June 21, 1964. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio
Category

1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Billie the Brownie Laughing' original watercolor by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
reflect the work of Picasso, Kandinsky and Max Ernst in the 1930's and 1940's. Biomorphic and organic
Category

1940s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Graphite, Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

Ted Williams 'Civil Rights'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the 1930s
Category

1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Louis Armstrong'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
of Chicago Theater in the Round, 1962 Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a
Category

1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Count Basie'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Count Basie 1950's (printed later) Silver gelatin print 40 x 60 inches Estate stamped
Category

1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Duke Ellington'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
University of Chicago, 1960. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the
Category

1960s Modern 1940S Vintage Radio

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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1940S Vintage Radio For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1940s vintage radio for your home. Each 1940s vintage radio for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, bakelite and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1940s vintage radio — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each 1940s vintage radio bearing Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 1940s vintage radio that is appealing in its simplicity, but Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames and Fada produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 1940S Vintage Radio?

Prices for a 1940s vintage radio can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $53,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,950.
Questions About 1940S Vintage Radio
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best vintage radio is really a matter of personal preference. Whether you’re choosing a radio based more on appearance, sound or a blend of the two, there are a wide array to choose from. You’ll find a range of radios by Studebaker, Victrola, Jensen and more on 1stDibs.