Not currently on display at the V&A

Radio

ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portable battery receiver in a square wooden cabinet covered with a black cloth finish. A large part of the top and front is covered with a black moulded plastic section incorporating at the front a rectangular loudspeaker aperture with two vertical plastic struts over a pale brown fabric covering. On the top, incorporated within the plastic moulding is a large circular plastic tuning scale beneath which is a metal control switch. To the right and left of the scale is a small plastic control knob. A swivel black plastic handle is attached to the plastic moulded section on the top.


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Brief description
Radio, Ekco P149, ca. 1935, British, Registered design No. 821488
Physical description
Portable battery receiver in a square wooden cabinet covered with a black cloth finish. A large part of the top and front is covered with a black moulded plastic section incorporating at the front a rectangular loudspeaker aperture with two vertical plastic struts over a pale brown fabric covering. On the top, incorporated within the plastic moulding is a large circular plastic tuning scale beneath which is a metal control switch. To the right and left of the scale is a small plastic control knob. A swivel black plastic handle is attached to the plastic moulded section on the top.
Dimensions
  • Width: 29cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Height: 24.7cm
  • Width: 29cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Depth: 19cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.290-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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