Radio
- Object Name:
- Radio
- Object ID:
- 1989.003.03
- Creator:
- Magnavox
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Date:
- circa 1950
- Description:
- Radio/phonograph, electric, in wooden cabinet. A. AM radio controls on top, with name "Magnavox". Phonograph turntable under hinged cover on top. Brass nameplate inside: "CHAIRSIDE / Magnavox / FORT WAYNE, INDIANA". Decal under cover: "MAGNAVOX / FORT WAYNE, INDIANA / MADE IN U.S.A." with roaring lion logo. Large speaker at radio end of cabinet. Open compartment under phonograph for holding FM unit. Metal nameplate on side of compartment: "The Magnavox Company / Incorporated / FORT WAYNE, INDIANA U.S.A. / MODEL135B SERIAL 1645321 / STYLE C105-210 / VOLTS 117 WATTS 125 CYC. 60". In working condition. Worn finish on wood. Original cord and plug.
B. FM unit, separate, removable, metal. To stand vertically in bottom compartment. Brown, simulated leather-grain finish on outside to look like books. Wire to main console A. - Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-25.25 L-30 D-16.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the bequest of household furnishings, fire bucket, Civil War sword, ointment packaging equipment, silver, silhouettes, and other misc. items and manuscripts from home of Montgomery Herbert (1892-1988), Concord, NH. The Herbert family has lived in Concord since the 18th century.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Montgomery Herbert
- People:
- Herbert, Montgomery (1892-1988)
- Subjects:
- Radios, Phonographs
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