Crosley Portable Radio, Model E15-TN, 1953
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This Crosley "Coloradio" tabletop radio was part of a product line named to highlight the wide range of colors its Bakelite case came in. This radio is notable for the influence of contemporary automobile styling upon its design. Many of Crosley's 1950s radios featured flashy chrome trim, fashionable colors, and circular dials reminiscent of automobile grills and instrument panels.
This Crosley "Coloradio" tabletop radio was part of a product line named to highlight the wide range of colors its Bakelite case came in. This radio is notable for the influence of contemporary automobile styling upon its design. Many of Crosley's 1950s radios featured flashy chrome trim, fashionable colors, and circular dials reminiscent of automobile grills and instrument panels.
Artifact
Portable radio
Date Made
1953
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Crosley Radio Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, was a division of Avco Corporation.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.43.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cork (Bark)
Glass (Material)
Masonite (TM)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Rubber (Material)
Inscriptions
front: CROSLEY underside: Model E-15TN Power Rating 117 Volts DC/AC 50 - 60 Cycles 35 Watts This apparatus uses inventions of the United States patents licensed by Radio Corporation of America. Patent numbers supplied upon request. Crosley - division - Avco Manufacturing Corporation, Cincinnati 25, Ohio Tube layout: [diagram]
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