1937 PHILCO Original RADIO BAR Complete w/ 40 pcs ORIGINAL GLASSWARE So. Maine

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PICKUP ONLY - we are in YORK COUNTY, SOUTHERN MAINE. We cannot ship this item.  Item must be picked up within 10 days.
INCLUDED:
1. VERY RARE ALL ORIGINAL 1937 pre-war Art Deco Prohibition Era  *RADIO BAR Cocktail Cabinet (RadioBar Co. of America) AND
2. total of 40 original pieces of glassware
3.
2 ORIGINAL aluminum buckets/containers for ice
4.  AND
1 add-on wood "BAR" piece, which is not original to the RADIO BAR
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Model 528-37-620, 1937
Manufactured by RADIOBAR CO. OF AMERICA, LOS ANGELES USA during the Great Depression ~~ only a handful were ever made.  Those were sold only to the rich, famous and the mobsters and would have been the perfect entertaining companion for the elite.
Masterpiece of Prohibition / Art Deco Era ~ one of these beauties is seen in many Hollywood MOBSTER movies!
Has been in our family since originally purchased.
Original glassware ~ glasses, cocktail shaker with strainer, & bitters bottle in excellent condition with platinum/silver rings in tact...cocktail shaker has 4 rings, making it more valuable; some platinum wear on 2 of the liquor bottles ~ all bottles have ORIGINAL aluminum caps..
2 LIGHTS on the bar cabinet have been RE-WIRED, and bar looks great lit!  This is the ONLY change to the original cabinet.
Cabinet in very good -excellent condition for its age! Inside racks and serving spaces are of heavy chromium and in great condition
(MUCH shinier than pics are showing!); engraved mirror in lid is in excellent condition.
Notable defects on original wood cabinet: black ebonized lacquer on very bottom/base, toward right corner in photos, has scratches ~ couple of minor scratches on black on bottom left corner; light scratching to finish just above bottom left corner...all can be seen in photos; MINOR finish
wear on 2 INSIDE front corners of lid from lifting lid. Some LIGHT, VERY MINOR minor scratches to FINISH, mostly on bottom.
Cabinet has space underneath for liquor bottles - the lock on the door on the side of the bar (and key) are missing.
1 small tear in radio speaker/grill cloth (see photo).
The radio is a PHILCO.... The number on dial is 27-5338-14B.  Radio may need to be restored..it worked 40 years ago, which was the last time it was plugged in. The wiring is all original and now needs to be replaced.
The
complete set of 40 FORTY pcs. of original glassware are in near perfect condition especially for age..most do not look like they were ever used.  Glassware and liquor bottles all fit perfectly into the racks.
Each piece of glassware sells for  to 0 here on Ebay - IF they can be found at all! Total value of glassware 00 - 00 ...we've seen glasses and liquor decanter bottles sell for 0 EACH here on Ebay...COCKTAIL SHAKER with 4 silver bands is listed on another site right now for 0 by itself!
*Radiobars were produced from 1933 to 1938 in Los Angeles. The company was also associated with a New York company of the same name. An advertisement in the March 1935 issue of
Radio Craft
magazine list the addresses as, 7100 McKinley Ave., Los Angeles, and 13 East 47th St., New York. The company was owned by Earnest J. Krause.
Advertisement in
Radio Craft
called Radiobar, "America's New Radio Sensation!" and according to the ad, the models could be purchased with short-wave only (19 to 50 meters) as well as AM/SW, or the just the cabinet with the bar could be purchased without the radio.
The Radiobar was aimed at the more affluent of the Depression years; built to look like a fine piece of furniture, it presented a novel way to conceal the cocktail bar.  The cost in some cases was MORE THAN THE BEST AUTOMOBILE!
The bar will need a light cleaning.
Imagine this piece in the glamourous man cave of a rich businessman, celebrity or sophisticated mobster in the ART DECO era...
now imagine in your home or office!
Buy this beautiful piece of art manufactured in fine ART DECO style now! Don't wait til it's too late. Or give us your best FAIR offer..all fair offers will be considered!
Please look at photos carefully. (I have loaded maximum amount of photos on Ebay- if more are needed please click on "contact seller" and I will send.) Again the only "missing" thing is the lock for liquor cabinet and key.
Please note:  Wood BAR piece shown in photo is an ADD-ON and is included.
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Once item is picked up and inspected, it is not returnable.
This item is pick up only..no shipping.
We are located in southern Maine- close to Wells , Kennebunk , Springvale , Biddeford, Scarborough, Waterboro (45 min or less) ~ 30 min. from Rochester, NH; 35-45 min. from Portsmouth, Dover NH, So. Portland; 45-50 min. from Portland; 1-1/2 hrs from Boston MA
For pickup:  Payment must be made through Paypal within 3 days of purchase...payment must clear before item is picked up.  Item must be picked up within 10 days.
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