General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CABINET/ BRASS HARDWARE/ FABRIC OVER SPEAKER/SYNTHETIC DIAL & KNOBS/ METAL DIAL SURROUND PLATE/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL TURNTABLE & TONE ARM/ FABRIC TURNTABLE COVER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

61.0 cm

Width

45.0 cm

Height

90.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Marconi

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1930s

Canada

MADE IN CANADA BY MARCONI CO.

Function

TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM BROADCASTS & TO PLAY 78 RPM DISKS (IN ONE CABINET)

Technical

EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN COMBINATION RADIO/ PHONOGRAPH OF THE PERIOD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL INSIDE LID: 'MODEL 24/ Marconi JUNIOR COMBINATION/ PATENTED 1914-16-17-18-21-22-24-28/ CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY/ MONTREAL/ HALIFAX, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, ST. JOHN'/ DECAL ON BACK: 'JUNIOR/ Marconi/ COMBINATION/ VOLTS 115/ FREQ 60/ WATTS 300'/ DECALS ON TUNER & AMPLIFIER SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT 'FREQ. 25/60 WATTS/ 50'/ PLATE ON TUNER: 'T9652'/ PLATE ON AMPLIFIER: 'P8998'/ EMBOSSED ON DIAL PLATE SURROUND: 'Marconi'

Missing

BACK PANEL

Finish

STAINED & VARNISHED CABINET/ MUSTARD COLORED FABRIC ON TURNTABLE/ BLACK LACQUERED TONE ARM/ BROWN WOVEN SPEAKER COVER/ BROWN & GOLD KNOBS/ COPPER COLORED DIAL SURROUND PLATE.

Decoration

MOLDING AROUND LID, CABINET TOP & FRONT BOTTOM/ 2 FLORAL BOSSES ON FRONT TOP/ WOOD FRETWORK OVER SPEAKER/ CURVED FRONT PANEL ON EACH SIDE OF FRONT DOORS/ CYMRA CURVED FRONT SKIRT/ELONGATED BALL LEGS/ TEAR-DROP DOOR HANDLES/ DECORATIVE DIAL SURROUND PLATE/ 2 BARS OF DECORATIVE MOLDING ON FRONT TOP SECTION.