Later, I Googled to see if I could find out more about Dapy and its product.
Wall mount radio clock full#
A full view of the Dapy dashboard clock radio. Since it didn’t seem to be connected to a major car manufacturer, I could only assume that the car exterior illustrated inside the clock radio was generic. The whole image had a mid-20th century look and feel to it. The clock radio appeared to be from the 1950s, given the style of the steering wheel, door handle and gear stick. Someone had tuned into a station and left it playing – either an auction staffer to confirm that the radio worked or an auction-goer who was as curious as me about the device. The brand name “Dapy” was imprinted on the radio dial, which was affixed between two knobs, and a clock was just to the right of it.
Looks and sounds good. Condition: Minor wear.” Speedometer and radio illuminate, radio and clock are functional. “Vintage Dady AM/FM dash board clock radio. An up-close view of the Dapy wall-mounted dashboard clock radio sold at auction.įascinated, I wanted to know more about the clock radio and continued reading the description: Standing there, staring at it – no, staring into it – gave the illusion of sitting in the front seat of an automobile. The graphics were still intact and the colors were very clean and clear. This clock radio was about the size of my 32-inch-flat-screen TV and was mounted on the wall. It was among the most weirdest things I’d ever seen (I’ve seen some lovely old traditional radios at auction). “Vintage Dapy AM/FM Dash Board Clock Radio.” Unsure of what the contraption was, I checked the description on the auction sheet: Hanging on the wall was a picture of a car’s dashboard playing tunes loud and clear from a local radio station. As I rounded the corner from one room to another at the auction house, I came face to face with an item I had never seen before – at auction or anywhere else.
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