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The #Remler Company manufactured radio receivers in downtown San Francisco for more than three decades. #RadioSFO #OnTheRadio #Radio #SFHistory This tweet was posted on May 01, 2018.

This #radio is courtesy of Steve Kushman. "#OntheRadio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te #RadioSFO This tweet was posted on April 17, 2018.

#Plaskon could be dyed and was manufactured in white and a variety of bright colors. Do you own any Plaskon? #RadioSFO #radio This tweet was posted on April 17, 2018.

Molded plastics allowed for innovative and modern styling in #radio design. Early plastics included #Plaskon, a molded plastic developed by the Toledo Scale Company in 1929. #RadioSFO This tweet was posted on April 17, 2018.

#Radio is courtesy of Steve Kushman. "#OntheRadio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te #RadioSFO #radios This tweet was posted on April 12, 2018.

While the color of Bakelite was initially a translucent amber, the addition of fillers and heat in the manufacturing process changed the plastic into its characteristically opaque, dark brown color. Do you own any #Bakelite? #RadioSFO #radio This tweet was posted on April 12, 2018.

Lightweight, non-flammable, easily molded, and an excellent electric insulator, #Bakelite was the first plastic used to make #radio cases, allowing for sleek, modern designs not possible with wooden construction. #RadioSFO This tweet was posted on April 12, 2018.

The cathedral radios are courtesy of Jaime Arbona, Tom Albrecht, and Steve Kushman. "On the #Radio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te #RadioSFO #radios This tweet was posted on April 05, 2018.

Cathedral #radios are one of the most iconic style of radios. Named for their resemblance to the interior arches of European cathedrals, they were constructed of plywood molded over arched wooden frames. #radioSFO #radio This tweet was posted on April 05, 2018.

"#OntheRadio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te #radioSFO #radio This tweet was posted on March 21, 2018.

#Crystal sets required a large antenna and a good ground connection to be effective. Due to their low output, crystal sets could not power speakers and listeners wore headsets. #radioSFO This tweet was posted on March 21, 2018.

#Crystalradios did not operate from batteries or household current-they relied on a semi-conductive mineral known as a crystal and simple circuitry to harness energy directly from radio waves in the air. #RadioSFO This tweet was posted on March 21, 2018.