Tyne Valley Antiques

Description

An 'Uncle Tom' crystal set, designed by J P Gowland for Jones & Sons Ltd, Grafton China Works, July 1924.

Tuning Coil around the hat is missing, though slide rack runs vertically up back of the top hat. The now-absent galena crystal stud replaced with signal diode to interior, four terminal post connections to base, painted decoration in black, facial features in colour, no cracks, fair paint retention - 9in. (23cm) high.

Footnotes
Reference:
Radio! Radio!, J. Hill, p.77, second edition, 1993.

The first true novelty radio produced in the UK, it was originally sold for 17s. 6d., with retailers able to purchase a sample for 12s 6d.