Radio
1932 (made)
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Wireless radio in a rectangular veneered wooden cabinet. The top front of the cabinet has a large elongated diamond shaped loudspeaker aperture with a narrow wooden rib decoration parallel to its two upper edges. There is a continuous thin black inlaid band surrounding this aperture and parallel to its edges. Below this aperture is a rectangular tuning scale aperture with a chrome metal edging. The tuning scale is printed in the form of a circular clock face on a mother-of-pearl background. Below the tuning scale are are three chrome metal control knobs. The whole of the tuning section of the cabinet is surrounded by a solid geometric black inlay. Set into the centre of the base of the cabinet is a chrome metal faced sliding tray containing wavelength information.
Serial No. S16132
Serial No. S16132
Object details
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| Brief description | Wireless radio, model 22, English, 1932, manufactured by Ultra Electric Ltd |
| Physical description | Wireless radio in a rectangular veneered wooden cabinet. The top front of the cabinet has a large elongated diamond shaped loudspeaker aperture with a narrow wooden rib decoration parallel to its two upper edges. There is a continuous thin black inlaid band surrounding this aperture and parallel to its edges. Below this aperture is a rectangular tuning scale aperture with a chrome metal edging. The tuning scale is printed in the form of a circular clock face on a mother-of-pearl background. Below the tuning scale are are three chrome metal control knobs. The whole of the tuning section of the cabinet is surrounded by a solid geometric black inlay. Set into the centre of the base of the cabinet is a chrome metal faced sliding tray containing wavelength information. Serial No. S16132 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.43-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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