Electric radio
Roberts and Co.
Category
Historic Services / Communications
Date
1990 - 2006
Materials
Plastic Ink
Measurements
183 x 287 x 69 mm
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1512998.1
Summary
A black plastic portable radio receiver, by Roberts. Of rounded rectangular form with a plastic moulded hinged handle protruding from the top. With a tubular telescopic chromed aerial hinged to the top. Over a black painted pierced metal speaker grill to the front left side, adjacent to a clear plastic window covering two white sliding scales.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.
Marks and inscriptions
To the front.: “ROBERTS RP15 3 Band Portable Receiver fm.lw.mw”. With further script printed to a black plastic panel on the back .
Makers and roles
Roberts and Co., manufacturer