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Molded plastics allowed for innovative and modern styling in radio design. Early plastics included Plaskon, the tradename for a urea formaldehyde, molded plastic developed by the Toledo Scale Company in 1929. Plaskon could be dyed and was manufactured in white and a variety of bright colors. This radio is courtesy of Steve Kushman. "On the Radio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. http://bit.ly/RadioSFO
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Described by Fortune magazine in 1936 as “the gaudy brother of somber Bakelite,” Catalin, the trade name for a cast-phenolic plastic made in a variety of brilliant colors, was first used to make smaller items such as bracelets, chess pieces, and buckles.
This image was posted on May 10, 2018.
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Think back to a time when families would gather around the radio to hear the news, weather, and their favorite radio programs.
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This image was posted on April 12, 2018.
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Described by Fortune magazine in 1936 as “the gaudy brother of somber Bakelite,” Catalin, the trade name for a cast-phenolic plastic made in a variety of brilliant colors, was first used to make smaller items such as bracelets, chess pieces, and buckles.
This image was posted on May 10, 2018.
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The Remler Company manufactured radio receivers in downtown San Francisco for more than three decades.
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Bakelite was the first molded plastic used to make radio housings, produced in unfinished brown Bakelite, or with painted coatings that were prone to scratches and paint loss.
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