Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Pilot Radio

Model X201 made in USA by the Pilot Radio Corporation, circa 1936. The design is attributed to Jan Streng, halfway between Streamlining and Art Deco.

Photo by galessa's plastics @ Flickr

4 comments:

-Warren Zoell said...

The wood used to make these radios back then would probably cost a small fortune today.

Lord K said...

T0 Warren:
This particular radio cabinet is made of Bakelite.

Larry Amyett, Jr said...

Absolutely beautiful.

-Warren Zoell said...

Heh! It looks like a dark curly maple.