Catalin “Bullet” radios in colors bright enough to enliven any picnic table. Made by FADA in the mid 1940’s. Some a little earlier.

Model 115 with insert grill. Pre-war. — Model 115 with insert grill. Catalin Streamliner. Pre-war. Butterscotch with marbleized red trim. Image Decophobia © 2019. Fair use license. via http://www.decophobia.com/fada+115+catalin+radio+insert+grill+bullet+butterscotch+red/

Model 115BA. 1940. — Model 115BA. 1940. Blue lapis lazuli with alabaster trim. Image © TubeRadioLand.com. Fair use license. via http://www.tuberadioland.com/fada115_main.html

Model 115. Pre-war. — Model 115. Catalin. Pre-war. White and red. Image Decophobia © 2019. Fair use license. via http://www.decophobia.com/fada+115+bullet+catalin+radio+1000+white+red/

Model 1000. ca. 1945. — Model 1000. Bakelite. ca. 1945. Teal blue and orange. Image © 2019 Cottone Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.cottoneauctions.com/lots/27112/rare-fada-blue-bullet-bakelite-radio-model-1000

American landscapes with buildings included by 20th century artist Walter Stuempfig. He painted over a thousand paintings but I like these best.

"Procession to Golgotha." Undated. — “Procession to Golgotha.” Undated. Oil on canvas. Image © 2019 Woodmere Art Museum. Fair use license. via https://woodmereartmuseum.org/explore-online/collection/procession-to-golgotha

"The Monument." 1947-1949. — “The Monument.” 1947-1949. Fair use license. via Nelson Atkins Museum https://twitter.com/nelson_atkins/status/956884177928032256

"West Wildwood, New Jersey." 1946. — “West Wildwood, New Jersey.” 1946. Oil on canvas. Image ©2019 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Fair use license. via https://art.famsf.org/walter-stuempfig/west-wildwood-new-jersey-194812

Model rooms straight out of the second half of the 1940’s. Advertisements from the American magazine “Better Homes and Gardens”.

Advertisement for Daystrom Furniture. August, 1949. — Advertisement for Daystrom Furniture. August, 1949. Public domain. via http://inkandhoneydesign.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html

Advertisement for Nairn Linoleum. October 1945. — Advertisement for Nairn Linoleum. October 1945. Public domain. via http://inkandhoneydesign.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html

Advertisement for Daystrom Furniture. August, 1949. — Advertisement for Daystrom Furniture. August, 1949. Public domain. via http://inkandhoneydesign.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html

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