Air King ‘Skyscraper’ 770 Radio in Ivory Plaskon - Rare 1937 Deco Design

Striking American Art Deco Air King Radio Design

Ref: RA571

Rare Air King 'Skyscraper' Model 770 radio with the 'Tuning Eye' is a Art Deco design icon. This ivory cream Plaskon Air King is a seldom seen radio made by Air King Products Company of New York in 1937. This early model constructed of Plaskon (an early plastic), with the 'Air King' logo embossed above the green magic eye tube is a great deco radio. The fragile nature of the Air King radios has made them extremely rare + desirable.

Radio is all-original with a beautiful and natural gloss + in excellent condition with no cracks, tube burns or repairs. The cabinet has the usual tight stress lines from normal use and age that are common to the Air King Skyscraper radios. Cabinet has a small chip inside the cabinet where the screw/bracket holds the speaker enclosure to the cabinet that cannot be seen when the radio is displayed. Radio retains the original patterned grill cloth in good condition with signs of wear consistent with age + use. The original gold and black dial face is bright. The ivory plastic knobs and dial plastic are correct replacements.

Chassis has date stamped: JUN 8 1937

The radio measures approximately: 11.75" High by 8.75" Wide by 6.75" Deep. This set is sold "as-is + untested", the chassis seems complete. Set is being sold as a "non-working" vintage electronic device that should be gone over by a qualified technician.

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