Walter Dorwin Teague

In 1934 Walter Dorwin Teague designed an innovative series of radios called the Bluebird Collection. Teague was born in 1886 in Germany. He attended college at one of Germany’s government schools where he got an associates degree in architecture. With this associates Teague began designing interiors until he was sent to America to work on a government funded nuclear warfare project. After this project Teague freely designed whatever he liked. He worked on interiors, structures, cam

The other Bluebird style was a larger floor model named the Nocturne. This radio stood about four feet in height and mimicked the 506’s styling. It also used the mirrored front panel, which was extremely heavy and fragile. This radio was a poor seller not only because of the size but also the cost, which was extremely expensive for this time of depression.

The Bluebird collection started production in 1934 by the Sparton Company. This company was started in 1900 by the Withington brothers who started out making small machinery parts but later evolved and made their first radio in 1920. They then in 1926 made the first battery operated radio followed up by a series of wooden carved radios. Then in 1934 began production on their first two mirrored radios, which were the Bluebird’s.

eras, and of course radios. Teague preferred to design for the times and tried to touch o

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