Updated March 3, 2018
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Midwest D16 For Sale... Updated March 3, 2018 |
Here are some photographs of my Midwest D-16, a 16 tube art deco console from 1935.
I purchased this radio online from another collector several years ago. He said that it had been restored, but I have never pulled the chassis, so can not attest as to what work was done. I believe the cabinet was refinished at one point. There are some imperfections in the woodwork and I tried to show these in the photos below.
The radio was played occasionally over the years, but served mainly as eye-candy in my home.
I powered up the radio a few days ago and listened to a local radio station. You can see a short VIDEO of this radio playing on YouTube.
This is a really beautiful radio. Enjoy!
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A: Full Frontal view |
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B: Close-up of control section. Notice wear marks on the panel and Knobs. |
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C: Speaker panel. Original grill cloth and chrome sections all in good shape. |
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D: Shot of panel and associated framing woodwork. |
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E: Note surface scratch on right front panel. Untreated. |
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F: Side Panel |
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G: Top of Radio. You can see some bubbling of the veneer on the top. |
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H: Other Side panel |
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I: Top of Radio from other side. |
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J: close-up of top. Note some lifting of the veneer in one section. |
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K: Close-up of side top veneer. |
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L: Rear of the Radio |
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M: Original Speaker in fine shape |
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N: Close-up of the badge on the speaker. |
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O: Close-up of bottom of the cabinet indicating Model D |
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P: Close-up of the pattent badge with serial number. |
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Q: View of inside the tuner cage. |
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R: Another shot fo the front. |
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S: Another shot of the front trying to eliminate any glare. |