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Detail of Marconi Model 85 (c. 1936)

Detail of the radio showing the console with five circular dials below.

Marconi: Model 85 (c.1936), 109 x 68 x 36cm. Musée des ondes Emile Berliner.

This oval dial features “standard broadcast” (AM) in white at the top. Just below is the band dedicated to police as well as “Amateurs” and “Aviators” in red. In yellow, on the bottom half of the dial, is the shortwave band, with different countries around the world indicated.