Not currently on display at the V&A

Radio

ca. 1933-1945 (made)
Artist/Maker
Philips (made)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Wireless radio set in a vertical bent plywood cabinet. The bottom edge has a two inch inlay of darker wood on three sides. The speaker is mounted beneath a fine gold-coloured metal gauze inside a cutaway section. A simple tuning scale and pointer knob control is inside a smaller cutaway. Mounted in the bottom right-hand corner of the front is an on/off switch.


Object details

Categories
Audio Equipment
Household Objects
Electrical Appliances
Object type
Radio
Materials and techniques
Plywood
Brief description
Philips radio, ca.1933-1945
Physical description
Wireless radio set in a vertical bent plywood cabinet. The bottom edge has a two inch inlay of darker wood on three sides. The speaker is mounted beneath a fine gold-coloured metal gauze inside a cutaway section. A simple tuning scale and pointer knob control is inside a smaller cutaway. Mounted in the bottom right-hand corner of the front is an on/off switch.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
  • Depth: 17.5cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
  • Width: 33cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.11-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O372012/radio-philips/
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