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Vintage 1930's Edison Radio Advertising Poster "Light-O-Matic"

$ 422.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Very good +Plus+ condition. Rolled, no creases. Some slight edge wear. Light stain (3" area) top right corner. Inks and paper are bright. Age appropriate wear on reverse.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Date of Creation: 1930
  • Brand: EDISON
  • Type of Advertising: Sign
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Color: Multi-color

    Description

    48 1/4" x 12"
    Advertising poster for the Edison Company's R-6 and later R-7 flagship radios.
    Highly collectible piece of audio history
    "Come in an hear it " the sign says.  It would have been a window display.  The crimson  light flashes coming from the radio's  display are shown on the poster.
    Please assess photos and read description of condition.
    Vintage items are sold 'as-found'.  This is from the 1930's and is in good shape for its age.
    Item will be packed carefully and shipped promptly upon purchase.
    The R-6 was Edison's top of the line set in 1930 selling for 7 > (without tubes). The set featured 'light-o-matic' tuning (as did the > '29 models). After tuning in your favorite station, you turned the > a small switch near the dial (with a special 'light-o-matic' key - > these are very difficult to find) which activated a plunger which > embossed a thin copper disc that rotates with the dial mechanism. The > next time you tuned in the station, the dial would display a 'flash of > crimson light'. The 1930 sets used three '24s, three '27s, two '45s > and one '80 tube.