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CONSOLE RADIO [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

console radio: an item in the "Telecommunication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

radio de plancher : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de télécommunication» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-10-05

English

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

A tall, floor-standing, wood cabinet tube radio set very popular from the early twenties to the end of the forties.

OBS

The console [consisted] of a cabinet on legs or just a rectangular (higher than wide) case that [sat] directly on the floor.

OBS

The large console radios, once the glory of living rooms of the golden age of radio, have been progressively repleaced by the smaller bakelite and plastic table radios.

French

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

Modèle de radio vertical à lampes de stature imposante et à cabinet de bois qui reposait sur le sol et qui connut une grande popularité à partir du début des années vingt (20e siècle) jusqu'à la fin des années quarante.

OBS

Les gros modèles de plancher se distinguaient par leur recouvrement de placages de bois exotiques et par leurs formes arrondies ou de style art déco caractéristiques.

Spanish

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