RCA Victor Radio-Phonograph, Model RAE-26, 1931-1932
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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
1931-1932
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
88.0.1130.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Iron alloy
Masonite (TM)
Phenolic
Paper (Fiber product)
Textile
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Height: 46 in
Width: 19 in
Length: 30 in
Inscriptions
label: The 10 points of RCA Victor's Synchronized Tone System . . . This Customized Tone System is Incorporated in the New RCA Victor Radiola and Phonograph Combination label, rear: This Radio Receiver has been Built with Laboratory Precision . . . Only the Highest Quality of Workmanship and Materials have been Used . . . RCA Radiotrons label, rear, interior: RCA Victor Radiola RAE-26 Super Heterodyne [Specifications] Patents 1,128,280 . . . 1,811,095 RCA Victor Company, Inc. Camden, N.J., U.S.A. 58414-8
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