Bakelite mantle radio retailed by Anthony Hordern & Sons
Object No. 2007/17/10
This radio is rebadged. Rebadging is the practice of two parties, in this case a manufacturer and a retail distributor, pooling resources to produce a product. The radio is badged with the retailer's name 'Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd'. This retailer operated emporiums in the Sydney central business district from the turn of the century until the late 1960s.
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Summary
Object Statement
Radio receiver, mantle radio, bakelite / glass / metal electronic components, maker unknown for Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1947
Physical Description
Radio receiver, mantle radio, Bakelite / glass / metal electronic components, maker unknown for Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1947 Brown Bakelite radio with square speaker section and matching square frequency dial. Design features seven moulded horizontal lines across centre. Two control knobs below speaker and two below dial. Dial needle is white painted metal, centre of dial reads 'UNI / Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd'. Open back with sticker on chassis reads 'DANCER' with safety instructions.
DIMENSIONS
Height
235 mm
Width
365 mm
Depth
220 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
The radio was designed and manufactured for Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Manufacturer unknown.
HISTORY
Notes
Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd was registered in New South Wales in 1926. The company was taken over by Waltons Ltd. in late 1969. This radio was collected between 1940 and the late 1960s when the donor was an active radio electronic engineer operating a business from home building and repairing radios. The donor accumulated a collection of radios, valves, radio journals and assorted electrical engineering material over a lifetime.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of David W Hain, 2007
Acquisition Date
15 February 2007
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