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This is a 1923 ad for a bicycle with a motor on it la Cyclette. It was a fast and economical mode of transport and delivery of small items. There are many small ads for Italy on the same side. The back has many small Paris ads including a nice T.S.F. Hydra Battery and Transformer ad. T.S.F. Was the early French acronym For wireless Radio and Telegraph receivers and transmitters.This was a supplier for T.S.F users. I have many thousands of Art Deco Art Nouveau ads and images I wish to sell. Thank you for looking.

Large 12 by 16 inch (30.5 by 40.5 Centimeter) page of Original 1923 Art Deco Advertisements showing a variety of products including a Optional T.S.F. Horn Speaker for a Radio, many with hand drawn illustrations. I have thousands of Art Deco Art Nouveau pages I wish to sell. Thank you for looking.

The early 1920 radio transmissions/ telegraph messages and early 2 way radio devices capable of Receiving and transmitting signals without the use of wires were called T.S.F. in France. If you were near enough to a broadcaster you could pull in a signal from the air with considerable cost and effort. This acronym covered both the receivers and transmitters that were used at home or in a cumbersome mobile format that could be used from a stopped vehicle. After selecting a high point, the apparatus consisting of Antennas, Batteries, Optional Speaker or more often Headphones and the Receiver or Receiver/Transmitter would require hook up with a maze of wires. There were also smaller portable crystal radios but, they were a far cry from the current day smart phone with stereo high end earbuds. For more details the following is from Wikipedia: A crystal radio receiver, also called a crystal set or cat's whisker receiver, is a very simple radio receiver, popular in the early days of radio. It needs no other power source but that received solely from the power of radio waves received by a wire antenna. It gets its name from its most important component, known as a crystal detector, originally made from a piece of crystalline mineral such as galena.[1] This component is now called a diode. Crystal radios are the simplest type of radio receiver[2] and can be made with a few inexpensive parts, such as a wire for an antenna, a coil of copper wire for adjustment, a capacitor, a crystal detector, and earphones.[3] They are distinct from ordinary radios as they are passive receivers, while other radios use a separate source of electric power such as a battery or the mains power to amplify the weak radio signal so as to make it louder. Thus, crystal sets produce rather weak sound and must be listened to with sensitive earphones, and can only receive stations within a limited range.[4] The rectifying property of crystals was discovered in 1874 by Karl Ferdinand Braun,[5][6][7] and crystal detectors were developed and applied to radio receivers in 1904 by Jagadish Chandra Bose,[8][9] G. W. Pickard[10] and others. Crystal radios were the first widely used type of radio receiver,[11] and the main type used during the wireless telegraphy era.[12] Sold and homemade by the millions, the inexpensive and reliable crystal radio was a major driving force in the introduction of radio to the public, contributing to the development of radio as an entertainment medium around 1920.[13] After about 1920, crystal sets were superseded by the first amplifying receivers, which used vacuum tubes (Audions), and became obsolete for commercial use.[11] They continued to be built by hobbyists, youth groups, and the Boy Scouts[14] however, as a way of learning about the technology of radio. Today they are still sold as educational devices, and there are groups of enthusiasts devoted to their construction[15][16][17][18][19][20] who hold competitions comparing the performance of their home-built designs.[21][22] Crystal radios receive amplitude modulated (AM) signals, and can be designed to receive almost any radio frequency band, but most receive the AM broadcast band.[23] A few receive shortwave bands, but strong signals are required. The first crystal sets received wireless telegraphy signals broadcast by spark-gap transmitters at frequencies as low as 20 kHz.[24][25]

It is 1923 and the latest Radio sits in front of you. It is a large, mysterious unit with glowing exposed tubes a tuning knob and a set of over size ear buds. There is no speaker included as it was an option. There are several models to choose from with one to four tubes for increased amplification. There are several separate components available to increase the function ability. They are not cheap and are even sold without tubes by some manufactures. This is one of many Art Deco Art Nouveau ads I want to sell. Thank you for looking!

T.S.F. was the acronym for early Radio receivers and transmitters. See Wikipedia for much more about it. This original Art Deco double sided ad is from France printed in 1923.The back has more ads as well. This was a 12 by 16 inch large folio magazine. Thank you for looking!

1944 WW2 Ad for Inglis Ships and Sterling Viking Diesel engines. I have a few hundred WW2 ads to sell, this is one of them. The paper quality decreased with the onset of the U.S. joining the war effort. The paper became thinner and often yellowed due to the poor quality. This publication still used better paper than most. Which one? It will be revealed to those who purchase ads from me that were from it. Pirate like indeed. Thank you for looking.

Une Impressionante Reunion De L'Ancienne Russie Tsariste A Paris, Le 30 November, Salle D'iena. A great image of the reunion of the Russian Tsariste family in Paris. Printed in 1930 on sepia toned paper. This vintage Magazine photo captures a bygone area in Russian history. Study if you will the interesting faces. the three central figures have been distracted by something to their left. I have several thousand Art Deco Art Nouveau images I wish to sell. Thank you for looking. Na Zdorovie

1930 Art Deco Ad for premium French Chocolates by Marquis De Sevigne Paris. There is a light manufacturer ad on the back. Just one of thousands of the Art Deco Art Nouveau Images I want to sell. Thank you for looking.

1930 Art Deco ad for Lighters, Pens and Clock Lighters from a French magazine. In a time when smoking was all the rage you even found lighters combined with clocks as shown here. there are two nice half page ads on the back including a Chateau Robert Vichy. Vichy Spa became one of The spas in Europe depicted in many beautiful Art Deco scenes. Here a baker is seen with a presentation of many sweet treats. I have thousands of Art Deco Art Nouveau images I would like to sell. Thank you for looking!

Here is a gorgeous original 1930 Art Deco French ad for tissue as soft as silk. The springing Gazelle by artist Robert Mahias gives a rather boring item new life. This is an 80+ year old large format ad printed on white coated paper. It is from a top French magazine. I have thousands of Art Nouveau and Art Deco images to sell. Thank you for looking.