An 'Uncle Tom' crystal set,
Designed by J. P. Gowland for Jones & Sons Ltd, Grafton China Works, July 1924,
with tuning coil and slide rack wrapped around top hat, now-absent galena crystal stud replaced with signal diode to interior, four terminal post connections to base, painted decoration in black, facial features in colour, no cracks, fair paint retention - 9in. (23cm) high
with tuning coil and slide rack wrapped around top hat, now-absent galena crystal stud replaced with signal diode to interior, four terminal post connections to base, painted decoration in black, facial features in colour, no cracks, fair paint retention - 9in. (23cm) high
Estimate:
£600 - 900
€700 - 1,100
US$ 940 - 1,400
€700 - 1,100
US$ 940 - 1,400
Footnotes
- Reference:
Radio! Radio!, J. Hill, p.77, second edition, 1993.
The first true novelty radio produced in the UK, it was originally sold for 17s. 6d., with retailers able to purchase a sample for 12s 6d.
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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