Antique PYE Valve Radio Mod. 350, England 1928.

Stunning antique Pye Valve Radio Model 350 with beautiful top loudspeaker in great condition. The radio dates from the early 20th century: it was made in England in 1928. Though is quite an ancient piece, it works fine and preserves all its original component parts. The loudspeaker was made in the USA and is the perfect complement for the radio; it dates from the same time and works well, providing an excellent sound quality. The radio boasts a lovely art-deco inspired design and bears acrylic glass rear panel that makes it possible to view the mechanism and the valves. The radio casing is made of solid light-colored mahogany wood. The front panels bottom part is cut and covered with a piece of bone-white cloth. At the top we can see the control panel, made of dark brown bakelite. It mounts two dials, a switch, a control to select the radio stations and another one to control the volume. We can also see the printed manufacturing companys name, PYE. As for the speaker, it is an impressive wooden model with a lovely octagonal shape and white silky fabric, also wonderfully preserved. The wood is in great condition and keeps its original soft and satin finish. The fine design this antique Pye Radio shows off turns it into quite an important piece that surprises us for its wonderful sound quality. Measurements: Width: 17.3 in / 44 cm. Height: 33.8 in / 86 cm.W.G. Pye & Co. - History W.G. Pye & Co. Ltd. was founded in 1896 in Cambridge by William G. Pye, a former employee of the Cavendish Laboratory. The firm was created to manufacture scientific instruments and devices. In 1914 they already employed 40 workers. With the outbreak of World War I, Pyes company was given the brief of manufacturing thermionic valves and this made it possible to develop the technology needed to make the firs radio receiver when the first UK broadcasts were made by the BBC. This happened in 1922. In 1944, Pye created a separate company called the Pye Telecommunications Ltd. to design and produce communication and radio equipment once World War II finished. In 1955 the factory entered the music business with Pye Records.