Project: Ingraham by Jeffrey Stephenson

Post war design had its fair share of ups and downs. With recession and rations still rife, people were probably more concerned about food and clothing rather than the latest hi-tech gadgets (my how things have changed!). However, there were a few classic designs aside from the odd attractive Cadillac or Buick and none more so than the strange new devices that were designed to bring a new form of entertainment wirelessly into the home.

These devices were of course radios. They were a far cry from today’s plastic boom boxes though; instead, wood was a popular material and the designs still look great today with sweeping curves that emanated compactness and quality while adhering to the aviation inspired Streamline Moderne design which had recently replaced Art Deco. It’s from these early radios, specifically a Stromberg-Carlson model from the mid 1940s that Jeffrey Stephenson (aka slipperyskip) has taken inspiration for what is sure to be a classic scratch build. Over to Jeffrey.

Project: Ingraham by Jeffrey Stephenson @ Bit-tech.net