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The Richard Balsbaugh Collection of Vintage Radios

Auction 20886
New York
11 Dec 2012, starting at 11:00 EST.
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Auction highlights

An Air King 66, green globes<BR />circa 1935
Sold for US$ 37,500 inc. premium
An Air King Skyscraper 52
Designed by Harold Van Doren, circa 1933 Mint green case with green on black knobs ...
A Detrola 281 Split Grille, yellow and emerald<BR />1939
Sold for US$ 37,500 inc. premium
A Detrola 281 Split Grille
1939 Marbleized yellow case and emerald green split grille and matching knobs, with remnant of ...
An Air King model 66, lavender tuning eye<BR />circa 1935
Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium
An Air King Skyscraper 770
circa 1936 Lavender case with flesh-colored knobs and a reverse-printed broadcast dial, the tuning eye ...
An Automatic Mfg Co Tom Thumb model 933, red<BR />1939
Sold for US$ 21,250 inc. premium
A Tom Thumb
1939 Cherry red case with matching knobs, with Tom Thumb decal.
height 5in (12.7cm); length 7 ...

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An Air King 52, brown clock<BR />circa 1933
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An Air King Skyscraper 52. Designed by Harold Van Doren, 1933 Brown case with matching knobs and a clock dial. . height 11 3/4in (29.8cm); ...
Sold for US$ 4,000 inc. premium
An Air King 52, crystaline white Egyptian<BR />circa 1933
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An Air King Skyscraper 52. Designed by Harold Van Doren, circa 1933 Crystalline white case with matching knobs and an Egyptian dial, with original case. ...
Sold for US$ 8,125 inc. premium
An Air King 52, lavender<BR />circa 1933
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An Air King Skyscraper 52. Designed by Harold Van Doren, circa 1933 Lavender case with lavender dial, sand lever knobs and a clock dial.. height ...
Sold for US$ 10,625 inc. premium
An Air King 66, green globes<BR />circa 1935
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An Air King Skyscraper 52. Designed by Harold Van Doren, circa 1933 Mint green case with green on black knobs and a map of the ...
Sold for US$ 37,500 inc. premium
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