With its sleek, angular design and quirky name, you may mistake the Kuba Komet for one of IKEA's television consoles. On the contrary, these German-manufactured TV cabinets are highly unique, having ended production in 1962 after just 6 years on the market.
Featuring a built-in black & white TV, an 8-piece speaker system, a 4-speed Telefunken phonograph, and a Telefunken multi-band AM/FM radio, the Kuba Komet was cutting edge for the 1950s. The suggested retail price was nearly $1300, more than what the average German worker earned in one year!
Its futuristic design was inspired by a sailboat, with its top cabinet able to swing back and forth like a ship's sail. Pretty swell, Daddy-o!
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Image credits: liveauctioneers.com; earlytelevision.org
17 comments:
Tooo cool Ana! I would die for that piece! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
What Fun! Just love this great blog post!
Oh! This is right up my alley! I want that TV!
this is the coolest TV I have ever seen!!! thanks Ana
Awesome design, clearly not for everyone, but what a statement piece!!!!
thanks Ana!
I love "atomic". Wow it would be so cool to find one of these babies and bring it home. Thank you Ana.
Yeah baby! that is one cool console!
Amazing! I had no idea about this, thanks for this Anna!
Wow!! This. is. INSANE! I've never seen, nor heard of this maker. wow!
Really cool! Thanks for sharing :)
TV at its BEST! Fantastic!
Wow, what a fab find - too cool - thanks Ana!
Just amazing (and I love the music!)
Ana, this is AMAZING!!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!! :)
I want one!
divine. thanks for this interesting post!
This is too cool! Never seen anything like it!
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