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Philco “Baby Grand,” 1930

Wooden radio cabinet with rounded, tapering shape. A simple, incised, arabesque-like line enlivens the front of the cabinet and encapsulates the punched-out ornament that reveals the light brown grille cloth. Below this ornament, in the centre of the front panel, is a metallic dial with the name Philco inscribed on it. Below the dial is a large wooden knob and below that, equidistant apart, are two smaller wooden knobs.

Philco: Model 20, 1930, 44.5 x 41 x 26 cm. Carleton University Collection. Photo: Peter Coffman.

Known as the “Baby Grand,” Philco model 20 was among the first of the inexpensive, tabletop radio receivers to reach the Canadian market.