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Marconi model 188, 1940

The radio is inside a large cabinet made of various colours of wood. Above the loudspeaker screen are the two dials, one for the volume and the other to tune the frequency. Higher up is a square dial window.

Marconi: Model 188 (1940), Montréal, Québec, 94 x 71 x 32cm. Musée des ondes Emile Berliner.

This Marconi floor model became part of the family. As listeners gathered around to tune in to programs together, they joined a nationwide public.