automotive companies used to pay radio makers to display the names of the car parts companies on radios... so that there was something IN the homes to keep those names in the collective, and force them into becoming household names (see how that happened so easily?)
the above two are both from Western Auto
and these last 3 are all Firestone Air Chief
I love the look of the old Bakelite radios
ReplyDeleteme too! I have collected 6 radios, 2 are Grundig consoles, 2 are Zenith Transoceanic, one is a big desktop wood cabinet Philco, and one is a red deco Crosley... and I appreciate them because of the design aspect of looking at them... the wood grain of the Philco is marvelous - I am enamored by beautiful wood grain stuff, tables, shelves, tripods, whatever... I recommend you enjoy the books that are nothing but photos of good looking radio designs: https://www.amazon.com/Deco-Radio-Most-Beautiful-Radios/dp/0764346059 and https://www.amazon.com/Radios-Golden-Age-Philip-Collins/dp/1884822665
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