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TOMBSTONE RADIO [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Education (General)
  • Radio Broadcasting
DEF

[A wood tube radio] set that is rectangular in shape, higher than it is wide and is flat on top ... generally [resembling] the shape of a "tombstone".

OBS

They are sometimes called "upright" table models.

OBS

Tombstones were manufactured from the early twenties until the end of the thirties (20th century).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Radiodiffusion
DEF

Radio en bois à lampes, de forme rectangulaire plus haute que large, dotée d'un sommet plat et qui a vaguement l'apparence d'une pierre tombale.

OBS

Les radios de ce type furent particulièrement populaires au cours des années vingt et trente (20e siècle).

Spanish

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