A 1935 Temple Art Deco Wireless Radio

            This wonderful Art Deco walnut case wireless radio was made by the New Zealand manufacturers, Temple.  According to its serial number, it was made in 1935 and is very much typical of a wireless found in most middle-class homes during the 1930s.  It has a pyramid case; still a popular shape after “Egyptomania” or “Tutmania” gripped the world after the discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamen’s tomb in 1922.  Its edges however, are rounded, hinting at the Streamline Moderne style so popular in the mid 1930s.  Whilst the fine veneer is a warm walnut, the very Art Deco speaker grille and the two fin details on the front are made of stained blackwood.  The manufacturer’s name is picked out in brass on red enamel above the convex glass dial and the lozenge knobs are of mottled chocolate brown Bakelite (an early form of plastic that came into everyday use in the 1920s and 30s).  Worked with beautiful glass valves, this radio has to be allowed to warm up before use, but still works beautifully, sending forth a soft, slightly dappled sound that only wireless radios of this era and vintage can do.  It can still pick up all AM radio stations as well as shortwave radio from around the world.

Private collection.

Taken on: January 4, 2013

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/2.8, 1/5 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.2 sec (1/5)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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