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Rectangular cream plastic radio with a gold metal speaker cover on front, round tuner dial under glass on right over two brown plastic tuning knobs, black plastic handle attached to top. Brown plastic covered wire and plug on reverse.
radio (telecommunication system)
Radio
Radio
This radio was used in the kitchen of the donor's childhood home in Sudbury, Massachusetts by Mamie Reed, the family's maid.
Face on left side: "Emerson / Radio and / Television"
Face on dial: "Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation New York, U.S.A." (Molded)
Reed, Mamie
3390
Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation (Manufacturer)
New York, NY (origin); Sudbury, MA (use)
7 1/2 x 11 x 5 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Sara Junkin
2008.34.1
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