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Schulman Auction & Realty is pleased to present a truly exceptional and wide-ranging sale of ham radio equipment, early wireless technology, collectible radios, and telegraphy instruments in this online-only auction.

While our auctions typically focus heavily on amateur radio equipment, this event features an unusually strong offering of early antique radios and historic wireless equipment, including some of the most desirable pieces from the dawn of radio.

Featured Early Wireless & Antique Radios

The opening lots of this auction highlight a remarkable group of museum-quality early radio equipment, including a significant lineup of Atwater Kent breadboard radios and rare early wireless components.

Highlights include:

• Sparton 558 Peach Mirrored “Sled” Radio, designed by famed industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague
• A rare lineup of Atwater Kent Breadboard Radios, including Models 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, and 12
• Western Electric early radio equipment, including the 25-B amplifier with 205D tubes, 4B receiver, 7A amplifier, and 2A current supply
• Western Electric 518-W horn driver
• Clapp-Eastham Ferron Detector (circa 1909)
• Early wireless components, books, and parts from the pioneering era of radio development

Collectors of early radio will also find an attractive group of Catalin and decorative radios, including models by FADA, Emerson, Bendix, Arvin, and others, along with unique novelty radios and early transistor sets.

Amateur Radio Equipment

As expected from a Schulman Auction event, the sale also includes high-quality amateur radio equipment spanning multiple decades, including:

• Alpha 9500 HF Linear Amplifier
• Yaesu FTDX-5000MP transceiver with SM-5000 monitor
• Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft, Ten-Tec, and SGC transceivers
• QRP gear and portable HF rigs
• Rotor systems, antenna tuners, wattmeters, and station accessories
• Classic receivers and vintage station equipment

Whether you’re building a modern HF station or collecting classic ham gear, this auction offers something for every operator.

Exceptional Morse Keys & Telegraphy Collection

This auction also features one of the most extensive selections of telegraph keys and Morse equipment we’ve offered in some time, spanning early railroad telegraphy through modern precision paddles.

Highlights include:

Historic Telegraph Instruments

• Bunnell telegraph keys and relays
• Western Union and Western Electric sounders
• Railroad telegraph equipment
• Early practice sets and switching equipment
• Loose coupler tuner (circa 1915)

Classic Keys & Bugs

• Vibroplex bugs and paddles
• McElroy Stream Key
• J-38 and military keys
• Ericsson marine wireless keys
• German Junker and other international telegraph keys

Modern Precision Morse Keys

• Begali Leonessa key
• Begali Adventure paddle (NIB)
• Begali Signature Edition paddle
• Bencher paddles
• Brown Brothers keys and paddles
• GHD paddles and straight keys
• Numerous collectible and specialty CW keys

CW operators, collectors, and historians alike will find dozens of desirable Morse keys spanning over a century of telegraphy.

Test Equipment, Accessories & Radio Collectibles

Additional categories in the auction include:

• Tube testers including Hickok 539A & 539B, TV-7/U and others
• Oscilloscopes, frequency counters, and RF test equipment
• Vintage microphones including Astatic D-104 and Shure classics
• Tube sets, manuals, books, and early radio literature
• Antennas, tuners, accessories, and station hardware

This auction represents a unique opportunity to acquire early wireless history, collectible radios, high-end Morse keys, and quality amateur radio equipment in one sale.

Whether you’re a serious early radio collector, CW enthusiast, or active amateur operator, this catalog offers many desirable and hard-to-find pieces.

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