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CHAIRSIDE RADIO [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-10-05

English

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

A console radio with a low shape made to sit beside an armchair, usually with controls on the top within easy reach.

OBS

Chairside radios were manufactured during the thirties and forties (20th century).

French

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

Radio de plancher que l'on accotait à un fauteuil et qui était munie de boutons faciles d'accès.

OBS

Les radios de ce type, recouvertes de placages souvent luxueux, empruntaient des formes typiques de l'ère déco (années trente et quarante).

Spanish

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