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Hallicrafter, 1954

This brown wood radio flips open with the front panel displayed above the radio like a board. When opened, you see the large, black dial window with golden knobs below.

Hallicrafter: Model TW 2000 (1954), Toronto, Ontario, 31 x 49 x 21cm. Musée des ondes Emile Berliner.

The Hallicrafter model TW 2000 featured AM, FM and shortwave radio capabilities. This model is portable and includes a handle and cover for easy transport. The large dial across the width of radio shows the stations around the world that a listener could tune into, and the map of the world on the inside of the cover shows all the time zones. The image below shows the radio with the external cover closed.

This portable radio is the Hallicrafter model TW 2000 from 1954. External cover is closed; dial and knobs concealed; handle on top.