Post-1930 Radios-Organized by Cabinet Material

From 1930 on, as the various technologies advanced, more options were available to radio designers.  Radio was no longer the exclusive province of the tinkerer, or the wealthy.  Small, inexpensive sets were now possible and a completely new class of radios came into existence.  Streamline or Art Deco styling, bright colored plastics, and chrome plating were on the radio designer's palate in the 1930's.  No longer did a radio have to look like a piece of furniture, or even be immediately recognizable as a radio.   (Organize by make.)
Wood Radios Bakelite Radios Plaskon/Beetle Radios

Wood

Bakelite

Plaskon/Beetle

Catalin Radios Other Plastic Radios Metal/Glass Radios

Catalin

Other Plastics

Miscellaneous

 

Fantasy Radios

 

Fantasy Radios

 

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