ca. 1941
GUSN-103610
Radio with speaker. Wood case with a hinged flat lid, s-shaped pillars on sides, Art Nouveau style inlaid scrolls at corners, tuner window, three knobs and off and on toggle switch in center, stepped molding around bottom. Metal octagonal shaped speaker with splayed base, cloth wrapped wire and plug in rear.
glass (material)
RADIO
Front: "Standardyne / SELECTIVITY / TUNER / VOLUME / ON / OFF" Inside Cover: "Standardyne AC Model / Instructions for operating Standardyne AC Model / For use with AC current - 50 to 60 cycles - 100 to 120 volts./ [long paragraph explaining use ] / CARE MUST BE TAKEN THAT TUBES ARE PUT INTO THE PROPER SOCKETS / [three illustrations] / Standard Radio Corporation / 41 Jackson Street / Worcester Mass." Speaker: "THE / SONOCORDE / TRADE MARK / REPRODUCER / BOUDETTE MFG. CO. CHELSEA, MA / PAT OCT. 20 1925" (Inlaid, paper label)
3338
Standard Radio Corporation (Manufacturer)
Boudette Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)
Worcester, MA (origin); Ipswich, MA (use)
9 1/2 in (A); 19 in (B) x 21 in (A); 17 in (B) x 13 in (A); 5 in (B) (HxWxD) (inches)
2008.11.5AB
Title 10 Accession Number 2008.11.1
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