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1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit
1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit

1922 Central Station Skylark w/WD-12 Tubes * Scarce Radio With Unusual Circuit

$ 83.68

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Brand: Skylark
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Product Line: Dry Cell Radio
  • Condition: Used
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    If you're an uncompromising collector of antique technology, make sure to check out all my listings after you look at this one. I don't think you'll find a better, broader or more balanced assortment of technical antiques anywhere -- hundreds of no-reserve auctions each year, almost all of them featuring eye-popping "gee whiz" gadgetry in exceptional original condition. And d
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    Here's a Central Station "Skylark -- Messenger Of The Air" dry cell battery radio manufactured ca. 1922-23 in New York City. The radio uses three WD-12 tubes and has a built in battery box in the lower rear quadrant of the cabinet. The radio is primitive in appearance, small in size, odd in its electrical configuration, and quite uncommon (it's the only one I've seen in almost 30 years of buying and selling 20's radios).
    Condition is very good overall, and the radio appears to be complete and correct. Wiring is clean and original, transformers are clean and original (each one has an open winding), tuning coils are clean and original, and the wire on both the stationary and variable coils is still tightly wound on the forms. The cabinet (appears to be solid mahogany) retains its original finish, with scattered minor marks consistent with age and authenticity. There are a half dozen wire leads that run from the detector plate voltage selector switch on the panel (located to the right of the two phone jacks) into the battery box. If I'm not mistaken, these leads were meant to be connected to a battery array (similar to the array you'd find inside an early deForest detector box, like an RJ-4) so that the precise plate voltage could be selected.
    Comes with 3 brass base, tipped WD-12 display tubes (open filaments).
    The radio is offered for historical purposes only, with no assurances stated or implied that it's still suitable for broadcast radio reception.
    Measures just 11" x 11" x 10". Shipping weight approximately 22 lb.
    That's about it. I will package the set properly so that it arrives at your doorstep safely.  I have been shipping antique phonographs and radios for years, and if you check my feedback, you'll see that I know how to do it correctly.