1930s Stromberg-Carlson Vintage Console Radio | Reno, NV Antiques
Viridian Eclection
The Piece A console radio in a wooden cabinet, its case laid out along distinctive Art Deco lines with luxurious veneers and the original fabric speaker grille still in place. The faceplate is a bu...
The Piece
A console radio in a wooden cabinet, its case laid out along distinctive Art Deco lines with luxurious veneers and the original fabric speaker grille still in place.
The faceplate is a burl wood grain panel, framing Bakelite knobs and a row of push button station selectors.
The dial retains its original station call letters, among them KPO, KGO, KSL, KOH, KFRC, and KNX, a record of West Coast broadcasting in the years before the war.
History & Provenance
The radio was made by Stromberg-Carlson in the United States and dates to the late 1930s, the golden age of broadcast entertainment.
The dating is supported by the cabinet itself, with its Art Deco massing, veneered surfaces and push button tuning, and by the call letters on the dial, which fix the set in the pre war West Coast market.
Consoles of this kind were furniture as much as equipment, built to stand in a living room and to be looked at. The combination of cabinetmaking, Bakelite and burl veneer is characteristic of a period that took both craftsmanship and innovation seriously.
Product Details
| Item | Vintage console radio |
| Maker | Stromberg-Carlson |
| Era | Late 1930s |
| Origin | United States |
| Materials | Wood, Bakelite, original fabric grille |
| Dial | Original station call letters including KPO, KGO, KSL, KOH, KFRC, KNX |
| Controls | Bakelite knobs and push button station selectors |
| Dimensions | Approximately 42 inches high by 26 inches wide by 14 inches deep |
| Condition | Excellent vintage condition with minor age appropriate wear |
| Electrical | Working order to be confirmed |
Why It Belongs in Your Home
The console stands on its own as a floor piece, which makes it a natural focal point in a living room, a study, or a wide hallway where a cabinet is wanted rather than a table.
It can be restored toward operation or kept as it is, valued for the cabinet, the dial and the grille cloth. In either case the veneer and the burl faceplate carry the room.
Collectors want it for the maker and the pre war dial, and decorators want it for the silhouette. Few objects satisfy both readings as easily.
Every piece is packed with professional-grade materials: multiple foam layers, double-boxing, directional and fragile handling labels. For large furniture we use custom timber crating. We photograph packing before dispatch and can provide images on request.
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