Victor Electrola with RCA Radiola 28 Broadcast Radio Receiver, Model VE9-55E, 1927
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By the late 1920s, radio tuners, phonographs, amplifiers, and loudspeakers began to condense into one unit. Manufacturers housed this technology within attractive wooden consoles, accepted as furniture within consumer's living rooms. A growing sophistication in radio programming--and availability of recorded music--anchored radio-phonographs as passive listening and entertainment devices within the home.
By the late 1920s, radio tuners, phonographs, amplifiers, and loudspeakers began to condense into one unit. Manufacturers housed this technology within attractive wooden consoles, accepted as furniture within consumer's living rooms. A growing sophistication in radio programming--and availability of recorded music--anchored radio-phonographs as passive listening and entertainment devices within the home.
Artifact
Radio receiver
Date Made
1927
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.573.163
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Phenolic
Textile
Wood (Plant Material)
Dimensions
Height: 49.25 in
Width: 26.5 in
Length: 51 in
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