Raido Radio School Drawing, 1930s wall vase tethered by wire

tethered by wire

including a few birds of this scale that similarly incorporate stones--but none quite as finely detailed as this one

And no wonder

I found my first Lantz mushroom piece a number of months ago and have been on the lookout ever since

There is text on the bottom of each which I think explains these goings-on

Raido Radio School Drawing, 1930s wall vase tethered by wireI'm guessing the Paul McGreery who drew this radio I'd assume for a class assignment did not receive an "A," with a little checkmark over his misplaced "D," calling out his error. But I do hope he got extra credit for his terrific drawing, which very accurately portrays what I believe would be called a "homebrew" or kit radio of the 1920s 30s, with these especially great headphones that seem abuzz with sound just sitting there! So fun. The drawing is