Not currently on display at the V&A

Radio

ca. 1948-1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mains radio receiver in a horizontal rectangular brown bakelite cabinet with rounded edges and a horizontal grille. Into the top and the part of the front is a rectangular section, cut away with a cream plastic insert containing a rectangular glass tuning scale covering long and medium wave bands, with yellow lettering on a black ground, as well as five small press button controls. On the top at the back is a small cutaway section with an undercut which functions as a handle for carrying the radio. There is a cream plastic control knob on the base of both sides.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Bush radio, ca. 1948-1950
Physical description
Mains radio receiver in a horizontal rectangular brown bakelite cabinet with rounded edges and a horizontal grille. Into the top and the part of the front is a rectangular section, cut away with a cream plastic insert containing a rectangular glass tuning scale covering long and medium wave bands, with yellow lettering on a black ground, as well as five small press button controls. On the top at the back is a small cutaway section with an undercut which functions as a handle for carrying the radio. There is a cream plastic control knob on the base of both sides.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
  • Width: 70.5cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
  • Depth: 19.5cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.274-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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