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Transistor Radio

Raymond Loewy Designed Nordmende Spectra Futura Transistor Radio in Red & Orange
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transistor Radio, was a sales success, outperforming all similar radio receivers from other brands, which
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

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Metal

Transistor Radio Painting on Canvas 4x6 inches Mute series by Nina Bovasso
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
I've been making these "radio paintings" for about 20 years. I love music and I was thinking about
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper for Brionvega TS 505 Cube Radio, 1976
By Richard Sapper, Brionvega, Marco Zanuso
Located in Naples, IT
The TS 505A is a unique portable transistor radio, designed by designers Marco Zanuso and Richard
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Metal

“Still Life with Robot” Contemporary Still-life Photo with Vintage Typewriter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
typewriter, opera glasses, wind-up tin toy Roxy Robot, transistor radio in need of repair, and a multi-tool
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

New Still-life Photograph with Vintage Typewriter, “Still Life with Robot”
Located in Brooklyn, NY
an Olivetti Letter 32 portable typewriter, opera glasses, wind-up tin toy Roxy Robot, transistor
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

26 Miles Across the Sea
Located in San Francisco, CA
transistor radio. Yes, transistor! The Kingston Trio had a big hit 26 Miles across the Sea. It wasn't until
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Walkman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
 then renamed the CD Walkman), transistor radios, mobile phones, and digital audio/media players
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Walkman
Walkman
H 48 in W 48 in D 1 in
Mobile Radio and Turntable, Grundig, Germany 1968
By Grundig
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
. Categoria: Radio (o sintonizzatore del dopoguerra WW2) Numero di transistor: 26 Semiconduttori N. di
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Universal Model CE-616 Turquoise AM Band Portable Radio & Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern style. This radio is a six transistor AM band portable radio done with a turquoise
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Metal

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

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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
Console with Comte plate, 1932, Art Deco in Wood and gold
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 1930s Argentine Art Deco Console Tables

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Gold Leaf

#16 / 2023 by Adrián Benito
Located in MADRID, ES
Piezas de radio Wilco 6 Transistor 360 sobre tablero MDF blanco
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

#16 / 2023 by Adrián Benito
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 1.97 in
Grundig Type HIFI Studio 400
By Grundig
Located in Catania, IT
For model Hi-Fi-Studio 400 PW= 1212, Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke) Paese: Germania
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Vintage 1960s German Modern Console Tables

Materials

Composition, Steel

Grundig Type HIFI Studio 400
Grundig Type HIFI Studio 400
H 26.78 in W 41.74 in D 15.75 in
Schaub Lorenz Stereovox-S 50s 60s Floorstanding Side Table Speaker Walnut
By Schaub Lorenz
Located in Kumhausen, DE
in 1880. Under the name C. Lorenz AG the company grew to be a worldwide pioneer in radio technology
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

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YES - large format photograph of conceptual motivational message sign at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on iconic Americana signs in landscape of the American West YES by Frank Schott 48 x 67 inches (1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana billboard signs in landscape of the American West BACK IN 10 by Frank Schott 48 x 64 in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Marfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless fields
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marfa ( Texas ) by Frank Schott country road view in West Texas, from a series of impressions captured in Marfa, Texas, longtime residence of minimalist artist Donald Judd 48 x 72 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Porto Ercole - Italy - Slim Aarons 20th century colour photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' Italy (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Beautiful greens of th...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

American Alligator, Turner River, Big Cypress National Preserve, FL
By Gesi Schilling
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 20. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced...
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

'Party at Romanoff’s' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Party at Romanoff’s' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons A party at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1959. (Photo by Sli...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Vintage 1970s Braun Table Alarm Clock by Dieter Rams + Dietrich Lubs
By Dieter Rams
Located in Hyattsville, MD
It's works perfectly, and was never any leakage in the battery box. Keeps good time. Made in Germany. Good vintage condition. Power Supply / Battery / 1 - C, not included. Measures:...
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Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Plastic

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

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Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
Stereo System Record Machine 2005 Weltron Stereo
Located in Marbella, ES
Stereo System Record Machine 2005 Weltron Stereo Setron (Weltron) '2005' Space Odyssey Stereo System From 1973 Film Back To The Future.
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Late 20th Century North American Musical Instruments

Materials

Iron

Louis XVI Style Trumeau Panel with Trompe L'oeil Mirror Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...
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Antique 1830s French Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Large Antique French Trompe L'Oeil Painted Canvas Theater Backdrop, Circa 1920s
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally a scenic backdrop for a French theater during the 1920s, this large painted canvas can be considered a trompe-l’œil. A trompe-l’oeil (literally “deceive the eye”) is a sty...
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Vintage 1920s French Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Yamaha Casette Deck Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Yamaha
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Yamaha casette deck designed by Mario Bellini in 1974. Working with 100V or DC12V. Historical audio equipment which is one of MOMA permanent collection. Inclined body has control ...
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plastic

Yamaha Casette Deck Mario Bellini
Yamaha Casette Deck Mario Bellini
H 7.88 in W 12.21 in D 12.6 in
20th Century English Made Coco De Mer Nut Mounted Box c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning coco de mer nut adorned with silver-plated mounts, showcasing two hinged compartments that gracefully open to reveal storage compartments. This exquisite piece, dating bac...
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Antique Early 1900s English Decorative Boxes

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Coconut

20th Century English Made Coco De Mer Nut Mounted Box c.1900
20th Century English Made Coco De Mer Nut Mounted Box c.1900
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H 14.18 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
TROMPE L'OEIL Pair of still life oils on canvas signed, circa 1900
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Pair of still life oils on canvas, in trompe l'oeil, framed & signed. Circa 1900. The subject is the proceeds of a hunt - pheasants, partridge, hare and duck artistically portrayed ...
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20th Century French Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

“Still Life with Spy Camera” Contemporary Still-life Photo with Art Deco Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Still Life with Spy Camera” continues my exploration of vintage tech begun in my "Tech Vanitas" series. Surrounded by rich silks and patterned wallpapers, playful still lifes of fam...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Brionvega Algol 11
By Marco Zanuso, Brionvega, Richard Sapper
Located in Sacile, PN
White Algol 11 portable television by Marco Zanuso and richard sapper for Brionvega. A classic of Italian design. It needs some maintenance and a round antenna, but it works!  
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Brionvega Algol 11
Brionvega Algol 11
H 9.26 in W 9.45 in D 12.21 in

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Vista Globe Transistor Radio, Model NTR-6G
Located in Austin, TX
A rare vintage modern vista model NTR-6G globe transistor radio. Made in Japan, circa 1960. The
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Globes

1970s Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio
By Panasonic
Located in Winnetka, IL
A transistor radio produced by Panasonic, Japan in the early 1970s. Donut shaped, this novelty
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Space Age More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

French Midcentury Radio Poster for 'Ducretet Thomson' by Modern Artist Villemot
By Bernard Villemot
Located in New York, NY
This midcentury original poster is for the transistor radio, advertising "16 Transistor Models
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

1950s Bush Radio Bakelite Television Mod. TV22 Made in England
Located in Milan, IT
Bush TR82 transistor radio, designed by Ogle Design, and launched in 1959, is regarded as an icon of
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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Bakelite

Kraftwerk "Transistor" from "Radio-Activity"
By Martin Klimas
Located in New York, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Pigment

Photorealist purple painting with alarm clock, Gordon Lee, “High Time”
By Gordon Lee
Located in Binghamton, NY
considers pre-digital appliances, such as typewriters and transistor radio, against solid, colorful
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Component Art Wall Sculpture, Vintage Midcentury Potentiometers
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges, analog and digital
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Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Copper, Wire

Component Art "RJBX0339" Wall Sculpture by Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges
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Late 20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Wire

Component Art Gallery "RGBX0340" Wall Sculpture by Bill Reiter Take 25% OFF SALE
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats
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Late 20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Wire

Component Art "RJBX0339" Wall Sculpture by Bill Reiter, 25% OFF. ON SALE.
Located in Dallas, TX
components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges
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Late 20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Copper, Wire

TV Character Generator Keyboard Key Sculpture, circa Mid-20th Century
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
circuits, chips, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures

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Glass, Plastic

Component Art Wall Sculpture #PM-826, Mid-Century TV Video Artifacts
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
circuits, chips, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Wire

Component Art "0609A" Wall Sculpture Comprised of Mid-20th TV Artifacts, on Sale
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges, analog and digital readout displays
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20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Component Art 659-C Wall Sculpture, Big View Mid 20th TV Artifacts. Take 25% OFF
Located in Dallas, TX
, chips, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Brass, Copper, Chrome, Wire, Gold Leaf, Metal, Aluminum, Gold Plate, Sil...

Component Art Wall Sculpture By Bill Reiter. MidCentury Potentiometers. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges, analog and digital readout displays, gearings and
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Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal, Aluminum, Copper, Wire

Component Art "0609A" Wall Sculpture Comprised Of Mid 20th TV Artifacts. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges, analog and digital
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20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Component Art Wall Sculpture #PM-826. Mid-Century TV Video Artifacts. ON SALE.
Located in Dallas, TX
circuits, chips, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Wire

TV Character Generator Keyboard Key Sculpture, circa Mid-20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
, chips, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures

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Plastic, Glass

Television Electronic Components, Circa Mid-Century Sculpture in Glass
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges, analog and digital readout displays, gearings and
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures

Television Electronic Components, Circa Mid-Century Sculpture In Glass. ON SALE.
Located in Dallas, TX
circuits, chips, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures

TV Electronic Potentiometer Sculpture, Circa Mid-Century In Glass Vase. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges, analog and digital
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

TV Electronic Connectors, Vintage, Circa Mid-Century, in Glass Vase. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats, potentiometers, gauges, analog and
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Peerless Transistor Six Globe Radio
By Peerless
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This novel 1960s transistor radio by Peerless is in working condition and is ready for use. Simply
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Vintage 1960s American Desk Accessories

Marc NTR-6G Radio Globe
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This globe themed transistor radio features silver and gold topography. At the North Pole, a
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Globes

Marc NTR-6G Radio Globe
Marc NTR-6G Radio Globe
H 8.5 in Dm 6 in
1970s Adam & Eve AM radio TRP-69
Located in Den Haag, NL
Whimsical AM transistor radio consisting of a male and female unit which dock together for
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Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

1970s Adam & Eve AM radio TRP-69
1970s Adam & Eve AM radio TRP-69
H 7.49 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
TS 505 Cube Radio by Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper for Brionvega, 1976
By Richard Sapper, Brionvega, Marco Zanuso
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
-band transistor radio (FM- OL -OM).
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Robot Made From Found Objects Signed By Artist
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
objects. Has a light that plugs in plus a transistor radio but neither of these appear to be working. Life
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Metal

Vintage Ross Table Top Stereo
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, blue, red and green. Lid opens to a storage compartment as well as a Ross transistor radio model 204
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20th Century Japanese Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Ross Table Top Stereo
Vintage Ross Table Top Stereo
H 3.5 in W 7 in D 3 in
Ketty Radio from Telefunken
By Telefunken
Located in Roma, IT
Working radio in perfect condition Number of semiconductor transistors. Wave ranges Medium (OM
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Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Scientific Instruments

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Plastic

Ketty Radio from Telefunken
Ketty Radio from Telefunken
H 5.12 in W 15.75 in D 5.12 in
Square Sofa and Armchairs Set by Marco Zanuso for Arflex, Italy, 70's
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Padova, IT
-war aesthetic known as techno-functionalism, which arises and evolves from a series of radios and
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Antique 1690s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Metal

Majestic Lamp Company of New York Brass Sputnik, circa 1960s
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
transistor radio nearly put Majestic Lamp and Radio Company out of business. With intern president
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

“Still Life with Robot” Still-life Photograph of Vintage Typewriter and Tin Toy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
glasses, wind-up tin toy Roxy Robot, transistor radio in need of repair, and a multi-tool. What becomes of
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dining Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1972, Italy
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in London, GB
, best those being made in Japan and Germany. They designed a series of radios and televisions that
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Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Tables

Panasonic Toot-A-Loop Transistor Radio, ca. 1969
Located in Winnetka, IL
A bright yellow Toot-A-Loop AM radio by Panasonic in exceptionally nice condition. This battery
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Decorative Objects

Materials

Plastic

Blabber Mouth Talking Radio
Located in New York, NY
A most unusual transistor radio that has moving lips supposedly activated by radio reception
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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Blabber Mouth Talking Radio
Blabber Mouth Talking Radio
H 5 in W 5 in D 3 in
Fabulous Fifties Soda Fountain Counter & Tables, Stools & Chairs & More!!
Located in San Francisco, CA
lamp, Motorola transistor radio, Pepsi cake holder, Fab Fifties mirror. In short, a festival of fun
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Dining Room Sets

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Chrome, Steel

Component Art "190 SL" Wall Sculpture. Mid-Century Mercedes Automobile Fragments
Located in Dallas, TX
, digital and analog components, tubes, drives belts, resistors, transistors, connectors, rheostats
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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel

Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Transistor Radio, circa 1969
Located in Winnetka, IL
A bright yellow Toot-A-Loop AM radio by Panasonic in very good condition. This battery-powered
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Vedette Wall Clock, France, 1950
By Vedette
Located in Krakow, małopolskie
inspired the dynamic form derived from the spreading radio wave. The clock was made of iron painted on
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass

Vedette Wall Clock, France, 1950
Vedette Wall Clock, France, 1950
H 10.04 in W 12.41 in D 0.79 in
Brass Owl Mid-Century Sculptural Transistor Radio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Terrific vintage owl transistor radio. This super cute design is comprised of brass and plastic
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Sculptures

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Transistor Radio For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal transistor radio for your home. Frequently made of metal, plastic and wood, every transistor radio was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer transistor radio, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A transistor radio, designed in the mid-century modern or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made transistor radio over the years, but those crafted by Brionvega, Grundig and Richard Sapper are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Transistor Radio?

A transistor radio can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $846, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $6,000.