Ekco AC 86
Radio
1935 (designed)
1935 (designed)
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Radio set in bakelite cabinet with two circular apertures, one containing the speaker and the other containing the tuning dial
Object details
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| Title | Ekco AC 86 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Compression-moulded phenol formaldehyde ('bakelite') |
| Brief description | Ekco AC 86 Wireless set, table model in moulded bakelite designed by Serge Chermayeff, 1935 |
| Physical description | Radio set in bakelite cabinet with two circular apertures, one containing the speaker and the other containing the tuning dial |
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| Gallery label | EKCO MODEL AC 86
Designed and made by E.K. Cole Ltd., Southend on Sea, Essex, England
5 valves; Bakelite case
1935
A German engineer introduced Ekco to the possibilities of moulded large-scale Bakelite casings in 1930. From 1933, the company made distinctive cabinets featuring large clear tuning dials. This is a companion model to Ekco's revolutionary AD65, a circular set designed by Wells Coates.(pre October 2000) |
| Object history | Purchased from David Rush in 1978 [78/193]. |
| Bibliographic reference | p.89
Hawes, Robert, Radio Art (London, 1991) |
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| Accession number | W.15-1978 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2001 |
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