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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 11:49:27 PM on 5 May 2014.
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Location: Sydney, NSW
Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6761 |
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Seller is asking $4,250 for this. I find the design cheap and ugly, but I guess he thinks somebody will love it: |
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Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 5:10:29 AM on 6 May 2014.
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Location: Perth, WA
Member since 24 February 2014 Member #: 1515 Postcount: 23 |
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You do see them in the art deco radio books and I do find the design pleasing being a very big fan of deco myself, but I personally couldn't justify the price. |
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Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 11:50:55 AM on 6 May 2014.
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Location: Naremburn, NSW
Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7395 |
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I've seen one of those offered for something like $25,000.00 toward the end of last year. Yes it does have a love-hate design and personally not one that I would like in my collection, although in a collection of anything retro it may look good. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away... |
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Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 1:03:23 PM on 6 May 2014.
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Location: Sydney, NSW
Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6761 |
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I'm quite fond of Art Deco style, but only well designed and crafted stuff, not a board tacked onto a box like this effort. |
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Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 6:06:54 PM on 6 May 2014.
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Location: Tamworth, NSW
Member since 6 April 2012 Member #: 1126 Postcount: 466 |
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I have seen a later reproduction of this radio that was a lot more appealing (to me anyway) |
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Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 6:22:47 PM on 6 May 2014.
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Location: Wauchope, NSW
Member since 1 January 2013 Member #: 1269 Postcount: 576 |
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This reminds me of one of those modern wall clocks you can buy - with a flat round glass panel and a small 1.5v quartz clock mechanism stuck to the back! |
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Return to top of page · Post #: 7 · Written at 7:39:55 PM on 6 May 2014.
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Location: Sydney, NSW
Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6761 |
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Yes, it is a bit like a quartz clock. |
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