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- Marconi May 2011
- Paul Penna May 2011
Art Deco antenna ID?
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The only examples I've found of this antenna are on 1939 Mercurys and Lincolns, so perhaps it's a Ford Motor Company product? The Mercury can be seen at Shorpy (detail below) and this Lincoln. Any ideas?
mercgizmo.jpg401 x 217 - 47K
1939lincolnzephyr.jpg490 x 277 - 65K -
I believe this was either a Motorola or a Philco antenna, so the cars that they're on would have had aftermarket radios installed in them. 39 Mercs had a rooftop antenna like a 40 Ford or Merc. The 39 Zephyr used the trunklid which was insulated from the body.
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Marconi wrote:I believe this was either a Motorola or a Philco antenna, so the cars that they're on would have had aftermarket radios installed in them. 39 Mercs had a rooftop antenna like a 40 Ford or Merc. The 39 Zephyr used the trunklid which was insulated from the body.
Thanks for the response. Turns out it is a Motorola. Someone on Shorpy posted a period ad for it: Motorola ad
