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Some radios were made to look at home on a mantel. Others were built to slip into a shirt pocket. These photos show how designers used molded cases, bright plastic, and compact controls to give each model its own shape.

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Ekco AD-65
Ekco AD-65: Wells Coates put a round speaker grille inside a round Bakelite case, with an arc of station names above and…
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Philco Model 90 Cathedral Radio
Philco Model 90 Cathedral Radio: The pointed wooden arch and the pattern cut into the speaker opening give this 1931 table…
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Regency TR-1
Regency TR-1: A gold tuning wheel and a field of small speaker openings fit on a black case that could go in a pocket. When…
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FADA Model 1000 Streamliner
FADA Model 1000 Streamliner: The yellow Catalin case sweeps around the red dial surround and speaker grille. The Model 1000…
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Braun T3
Braun T3: The face of Dieter Rams’s 1958 pocket radio is mostly a grid of speaker holes and a circular tuning control…
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Sony TR-63
Sony TR-63: A circular dial and a compact speaker share the face of this small six-transistor radio. Sony marketed the…
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Zenith Trans-Oceanic 8G005Y
Zenith Trans-Oceanic 8G005Y: The hinged lid holds a loop antenna. Band buttons sit to the right of the dial, and the…
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Emerson Model 400-3 Patriot
Emerson Model 400-3 Patriot: Cream horizontal grille bars and a large circular dial stand out on this red Emerson. Norman…
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Bush DAC90A
Bush DAC90A: The rectangular station scale sits in a recess above the round speaker on this brown Bakelite cabinet. The…
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Philips Philetta BD254U
Philips Philetta BD254U: The Philetta fills much of its face with a ribbed grille. Two circular knobs and a row of white…
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Tesla Talisman 308U
Tesla Talisman 308U: Sweeping ribs in the dark Bakelite run into the rectangular tuning window. The Czechoslovak Talisman…
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Bush TR82
Bush TR82: David Ogle’s portable Bush puts the tuning scale in a round window above the horizontal grille. The carrying…
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Braun SK 2
Braun SK 2: This small white tabletop radio surrounds its circular dial with rows of speaker perforations. The two white…
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Crosley Model 52
Crosley Model 52: Crosley arranged the knobs and numbered tuning scale across a flat front panel. The jack marked Phones…
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Panasonic Toot-A-Loop R-72
Panasonic Toot-A-Loop R-72: The Toot-A-Loop is shown closed, with its speaker slots following the curve of the white…
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Roberts Revival R250
Roberts Revival R250: A gold grille and textured burgundy case carry forward the style of the 1960 Roberts R200. On the…
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Panasonic Panapet R-70
Panasonic Panapet R-70: Panasonic packed the dial and speaker into a bright blue sphere. The attached ball chain gives the…
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Grundig Satellit 2100
Grundig Satellit 2100: Several horizontal tuning scales and a row of separate knobs fill the front of this portable…
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Roberts Revival RD60
Roberts Revival RD60: The Union Jack finish frames the gold speaker grille, with a carrying handle arching over the top…

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