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During the 1930s and ‘40s, as new forms of entertainment were electronically transmitted along radio waves from venues and broadcast stations to the public in their homes, the streamline designs of radios further conveyed the idea of technological progress.
This image was posted on May 28, 2019.
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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 Golden Gate International Exposition was held from February 1939 to September 1940 to celebrate construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
This image was posted on August 17, 2018.
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The Remler Company manufactured radio receivers in downtown San Francisco for more than three decades.
This image was posted on May 01, 2018.
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Photography owes a lot to early #plastics.
This image was posted on July 29, 2013.
During the Great Depression, radio sales soared as the airwaves provided cost-effective entertainment.
This image was posted on April 05, 2018.
#ontheradio #radiosfo #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradios #transistorradio #portableradio #industrialdesign
Mid-century design redefined furniture, housewares, and decorative arts as functional and attractive, modern products.
This image was posted on July 11, 2018.
#radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradios #portableradio #retroradio #retro #eames #plywood