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Title: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: uffdaphil on December 06, 2009, 02:32:31 PM

My cast iron sailing ship doorstop says "World Radio" on the base. There was a short-lived radio manufacturer by that name in 1925. A company named Tower also made speakers with metal ship grills. Does anyone know if my piece was a display item for World radio company or possibly generic as in long distance for a radio dealer's shop window? The back has no clips that would be used in a radio lamp. Thanks, Phil

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Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: D&b antiques on December 06, 2009, 03:25:43 PM

I'am inclined to believe. it belonged too the short lived radio Mfg. the 1920's & 30's were the hey day of door stops.

Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: fancypants on December 06, 2009, 05:04:36 PM

Found an identical one , sold as an 'Advertising item' .

Date of sale - Dec.13,2006 , for $80.00 + fees & shipping .

Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: uffdaphil on December 06, 2009, 06:15:08 PM

I like the display items much more than the products sold to the public. Common sense says there are
far fewer of them. Mine was $60 +postage this month.  I collect radios of the twenties so now I have to
find a World set. Might be tough as I can't even find a photo and none of the experts on the radio forum
have one either. If it was easy it wouldn't be as much fun. I'll be retired in a month or two so will have lots
of time for the quest.

Cheers,
Phil

Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: KC on December 06, 2009, 06:36:58 PM

Better hold on to this Phil,  we have a salty dog on this site who likes ships, etc.  (right Talesofthesevenseas?)

Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: fancypants on December 06, 2009, 06:49:27 PM

Welcome to the forum , Phil .

Just a FYI - there's a World Radio German Shepard doorstop up for sale on Ebay , closing in a day or so ... they are asking for $79.99 , though .

Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: fancypants on December 06, 2009, 07:24:15 PM

Do you have any idea of where these radios were produced ?

All I've really found is a Canadian company selling schematics for the World Radios (Mod #423,424 & another one) , stating that they are/were European company .

Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: uffdaphil on December 06, 2009, 07:30:37 PM

The only reference I can find is in Alan Douglas' definitive books "Radio Manufacurers of the 1920's" where he states
that World radios were advertised in Los Angeles in 1925.

Title: Re: Need Nautical Doorstop Info
Post by: uffdaphil on December 13, 2009, 11:37:22 AM

Rick contacted me with his site. He has each of the World Radio models from 1926-7. Check out his neat
power supply separator in one of the other galleries. Be warned that a radio forum member complained of
pop-ups though I didn't have a problem on my iMac.

http://www.worldradiocorporation.4t.com/index.html