E.H. Scott Radio Laboratories, Inc.
4450 Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

E.H. Scott was a native of New Zealand who emigrated to the United States at the end of World War I. After an initial interest in automobiles, he became fascinated with radio, writing many articles on the best performing radio circuitry of the day. In the second half of the 1920s, Scott began manufacturing radio transformers and offered a variety of high performance radio kits. In the 1930s, Scott began custom manufacturing of expensive, state-of-the-art radios, "The Stradivarius Of Radio Receivers", typically featuring high tube counts, chrome plated chassis, and high fidelity audio.   His motto was "The Fine Things Are Always Made By Hand". During World War II, Scott manufactured many radio receivers for the armed forces. E.H. Scott sold his interest in his company during the latter part of World War II and terminated any association with the company in 1945.  Scott Radio Laboratories continued in business into the 1950s.

Scott radios are some of the most highly sought collector radios.  The radios were purchased separately from the cabinets, resulting in a wide variety of possible radio and cabinet combinations.  A key value criteria is the completeness of the radio (i.e. includes all chassis and speaker as indicated) and the condition of any chrome plated chassis, with significant rust and/or pitting resulting in a serious reduction in the listed values.