Radio Plastics Explained

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WOOD Emerson Radios button 		Emerson Radio model EP-375 Five plus One red Catalin cabinet Emerson Radio model AU190 butterscotch catalin cabinet, 1937 Emerson Radio model 149, black and white plaskon cabinet, 1937 Emerson Radio model 157, black and white plaskon cabinet, 1937
Emerson EP-375 Emerson AU-190 Emerson 149 Emerson 157
Emerson Radio model 109 brown bakelite Emerson Radio model BA199, brown bakelite, 1938 Emerson Radio model 20A, brown bakelite with ornate grille, 1933 Emerson Radio model 17 with black bakelite cabinet and chrome trim
Emerson 109 Emerson BA199 Emerson 20A Emerson 17
Emerson Radio model AX211 mini bakelite with sled feet, 1938 Emerson Radio CR-274, white plaskon Emerson Radio model 540 with red plaskon cabinet Emerson Radio 108 tombstone style with white plaskon cabinet, 1936
Emerson AX-211 Emerson CR-274 Emerson 540 Emerson AX-235
Emerson Radio 108 tombstone style with white plaskon cabinet, 1936 Emerson Radio 108 tombstone style with brown bakelite cabinet, 1936 Emerson Radio model BE-198 Mystery Radio with no dial, pushbutton only tuning, 1938 Emerson Radio model 520 with catalin cabinet and white plaskon grille
Emerson 108 (ch.U5A) Emerson 108 (ch.U5A) Emerson BE-198 Emerson 520
Emerson Radio model 707B Sunburst with yellow cabinet Emerson Radio model 707B Sunburst with red cabinet, 1950s Emerson Radio model 511 with red plaskon cabinet with gold marbling Emerson Radio model 511 with white plaskon cabinet with gold marbling
Emerson 707B Emerson 707B Emerson 511 Emerson 511
Emerson Radio model 400 Patriot with red catalin cabinet
Emerson 400
"Patriot"

WOOD FADA Radios button 		Fada Radio model 262R with red bakelite cabinet, 1937 Fada Radio model 260D with black cabinet and chrome trim, 1937 Fada Radio model 260G with white plaskon cabinet and gold trim, 1937 Fada Radio model 260RG with red plaskon cabinet and gold trim, 1937
Fada 262R Fada 260D Fada 260G Fada 260RG
Fada History Page Fada Radio model 354BG with black bakelite cabinet and gold trim, 1937 Fada Radio with red bakelite cabinet and gold trim, 1937 Fada Radio with white plaskon cabinet and gold trim, 1937 Fada Radio model 350 brown bakelite, 1936
Fada 360BG Fada 360RG Fada 354G Fada 350
Fada Radio model 250 with white plaskon cabinet and gold trim, 1937 Fada Radio model 246 with black bakelite cabinet and chrome trim, 1937 Fada Radio model 53 with onyx catalin cabinet Fada Radio model 652 Temple with catalin cabinet, 1946
Fada 250G Fada 246D Fada 53 Fada 652
Fada Radio model 1000 with blue catalin cabinet, 1946 Fada Radio model 1000 with catalin cabinet, 1946 Fada Radio model 659 Temple with blue catalin cabinet Fada Radio model 652 Temple with butterscotch and red catalin cabinet, 1946
Fada 1000 Fada 1000 Fada 659 Fada 652
Fada Radio model 1000 with catalin cabinet, 1946 Fada Radio model L56 - 136 with burgundy catalin cabinet Fada Radio model L56 with blue catalin cabinet, 1940 Fada Radio model L56 with white plaskon cabinet and blue concentric grille, 1940
Fada 1000 Fada 136 Fada L56 Fada L56
Fada Radio model 700 plum catalin Fada Radio model 1005 with blue cabinet, 1946 Fada Radio model 740 with white plaskon cabinet, 1947 Fada Radio model 790 with white plaskon cabinet, 1949
Fada 700 Fada 1005 Fada 740 Fada 790
Fada Radio model 845 with white polystyrene cabinet, 1946 Fada Radio model 845, brown styrene, 1940 Fada Radio model 200V, white plaskon, 1951 Fada Radio model 660M with maroon cabinet, 1951
Fada 845 Fada 845 Fada 200V Fada 660M
Fada Radio model 139, white plaskon, 1940
Fada 139
Farnsworth Radio model AT15, brown bakelite, pushbuttons, 1939
Farnsworth AT15
Firestone model 4-A-12 AM-FM radio, 1948
Firestone 4-A-12
Freshman Masterpiece Radio model 5D118, with white painted bakelite cabinet and concentric grille, 1947
Freshman Masterpiece

WOOD GE Radios button 		General Electric Radio model L622 Jewelry Box with tortoise shell catalin cabinet, 1941 General Electric Radio model 54 in marbled brown bakelite cabinet and vertical dial and molded back General Electric Radio model H520 in brown marbled bakelite cabinet with molded back General Electric Radio model H520 with white beetle marbled cabinet and molded back, 1939
General Electric L622 General Electric 54 General Electric H520 General Electric H520
General Electric Radio model F40 deco design, bakelite, 1938 General Electric Radio model GD520 with marbled white beetle cabinet, 1939 General Electric Radio model GD500 brown bakelite, 1939 Canadian General Electric Radio model C400, blue-green plaskon cabinet
General Electric F40 General Electric GD520 General Electric GD500 GE Canada C400
General Electric Radio model 200, brown bakelite, 1948 General Electric Radio model 515F clock radio
General Electric 200 GE 515F
General Television Radio model 421, brown bakelite General Television unknown model brown bakelite midget General Television Radio model 5A5, black and white
General Television 421 General Television General Television 5A5
Gilfillan Radio model 6L with white plaskon cabinet Gilfillan Radio with white plaskon cabinet
Gilfillan 6L Gilfillan
Globe Radio model 532 with catalin cabinet in butterscotch and tortoise shell grille, same as Arvin 532 catalin radio
Globe 532
Goodyear Belmont-made radio model 602B, black bakelite, 1938
Goodyear 602B
Grantline Belmont-made radio model 503, bakelite, 1941 Grantline Belmont-made radio model 501, bakelite, 1941
Grantline 503 Grantline 501

WOOD Grebe Radios button 		Grebe Radio model Challenger, same as Lafayette Radio model C3, 1937 Grebe Radio model Challenger, same as Lafayette and Garod Challenger, 1937
Grebe "Challenger" Grebe "Challenger"
Hodges Radio model 700, same as Aeolian and Caltron radios
Hodges 700
Jewel 5250 clock radio, red
Jewel 5250

WOOD Kadette Radios button 		IRC International Radio Corp Kadette jewel with marbled grill IRC International Radio Corp Kadette Jewel model 42 with marbled bakelite cabinet, 1936 IRC International Radio Corp Kadette Classic model K-12 with white and green plaskon cabinet, 1936 IRC International Radio Corp Kadette Classic with lavender top and grill
Kadette Jewel Kadette Jewel Kadette Classic Kadette Classic
IRC International Radio Corp Kadette model K152 with peanut button marbled bakelite cabinet, 1935 IRC International Radio Corp Kadette model H with black bakelite cabinet, 1931 IRC International Radio Corp Kadette model H with green marbled beetle cabinet, 1931 IRC International Radio Corp Kadette model H with brown marbled beetle cabinet, 1931
Kadette K152 Kadette H Kadette H
(green-brown)		 Kadette H
(all brown)
IRC International Radio Corp Kadette model Junior with red plaskon cabinet, 1933 IRC International Radio Corp Kadette model L25 Topper with bakelite cabinet
Kadette Jr Kadette L25
"Topper"
Lester Franklin Grand Piano Radio model 494, black bakelite thumbnail
Lester Franklin 494
Grand Piano Radio

WOOD Majestic Radios button 		Majestic Radio model 651EB bakelite cabinet with white finish, pushbuttons, 1937 Majestic Radio model 5T clock radio with white marbled beetle cabinet, 1938 Majestic Radio model 511 with bakelite cabinet and blue grille Majestic Radio model 511 with bakelite cabinet and red grille
Majestic 651EB Majestic 5T Majestic 511 Majestic 511
Majestic Radio model 5A410, brown bakelite, 1947 Majestic Radio model 5AK711, blue, 1947
Majestic 5A410
"Zephyr"		 Majestic 5AK711
Mantola Radio model 477-5QL, pushbuttons, white plaskon cabinet Mantola Radio model G49-XJ6, pushbuttons, white plaskon cabinet
Mantola 477-5QL Mantola G49-XJ6
Meck Radio model 227, brown bakelite, 1948 Meck Radio model DB602, black bakelite, 1948
Meck 227 Meck DB602

WOOD Midwest Radios button 		Midwest - General Radio model K6, brown bakelite, stack of pancakes grille
Midwest K6

MirrorTone 850 radio
MiirrorTone 850
Monarch Radio model 5Z, white plaskon cabinet, same as Admiral 5Z, 1938
Monarch 5Z
"Du-ette"
Motorola Radio model 50XC3 butterscotch catalin radio with ring grille Motorola Radio model 51AB car grille design, bakelite Motorola Radio model 52R, circles design, red painted bakelite, 1952 Motorola Radio model 53H1, wild design, black finish bakelite, 1953
Motorola 50XC3
"Circle Grille"		 Motorola 51AB Motorola 52R Motorola 53H1

WOOD Pacific Radios button 		Pacific Radio model 30 with green plaskon cabinet and magic tuning eye tube, 1937 Pacific Radio white plaskon TRF midget radio, 1937
Pacific 30 Pacific TRF Midget

WOOD Packard Bell Radios button 		Packard Bell Radio model 5RC4 clock radio with black-white marbled plastic cabinet, mid 50s Packard Bell Radio model 5R1 with transparent plastic cabinet, mid 50s
Packard Bell 5RC4 Packard Bell 5R1

WOOD Philco Radios button 		Philco Radio model 49-503 Flying Wedge, 1949 Philco Radio model 49-901 Secretary, black bakelite, 1949 Philco Radio model 49-501 Boomerang, bakelite with white finish and knobs, 1949 Philco Radio model 49-501 Boomerang, brown bakelite, 1949
Philco 49-503 Philco 49-901 Philco 49-501 Philco 49-501
Philco Radio model PT-46, brown bakelite, pushbuttons, 1940 Philco Radio model 51-532, brown bakelite, 1951 Philco Radio model TP21, brown bakelite, tenite grille, pushbuttons, 1939 Philco Radio model PT57, brown bakelite, pushbuttons, 1940
Philco PT-46 Philco 51-532 Philco TP-21 Philco PT57
Philco Radio model 53-563 in Swedish Red Philco Radio model 53-701 clock radio, ivory, 1953 Philco Radio model B710
Philco 53-563 Philco 53-701 Philco B710

WOOD PILOT Radios button 		Pilot Radio model 203, tombstone style brown bakelite with chrome trim, 1936
Pilot 203
Coke Point of Purchase Displays Coca Cola radio model 5A410A, 1949
Point-of-Purchase
Displays, Inc. 5A410A








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