We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
1924 Atwater Kent Model 12 Breadboard
In early 1924 Atwater Kent added an additional stage of amplification to the Model 10 to create the 6-tube Model 12, the last of the “breadboard” line. This is a very clean example with 6- o1A tubes and the original paper tag on the bottom. In addition there are 6- metal tube crowns that you don’t often see… $1200
