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NOVELTY RADIO [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Radio Broadcasting
DEF

[A] term [which] covers all radios that are highly collectible due to their unusual case, whether they sport a Mickey Mouse, a Charlie McCarthy, a built-in camera, look like a baseball or a bar or a bottle of any other design where one would not expect to find a radio.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Radiodiffusion
DEF

Poste de radio qui emprunte une forme originale telle qu'une radio en forme de ballon de soccer ou de locomotive, s'éloignant ainsi des modèles traditionnels.

OBS

Les premiers modèles de radios de fantaisie, plus rares que ceux rencontrés de nos jours, sont très prisés par les collectionneurs.

Spanish

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