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Admiral Combination Television, Radio, and Phonograph Set
Admiral Combination Television, Radio, and Phonograph Set
Admiral Combination Television, Radio, and Phonograph Set

Admiral Combination Television, Radio, and Phonograph Set

Manufacturer / Maker (Chicago, Illinois, founded 1936)
Used by
Dateca. 1949
Mediumwood, metal, plastic, glass
Dimensionsdoors closed: 36 × 41 × 22 in. (91.4 × 104.1 × 55.9 cm)
doors open: 36 × 57 × 22 in. (91.4 × 144.8 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsAudio, Film, & Video
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Domenico Barbieri Family
Object numberPC2023.26.7
DescriptionThe Admiral combination television, radio, and phonograph set is placed in a wooden cabinet made of a dark wood, and takes up about a quarter of the cabinet at the top left corner. The set is small and the screen is lined with a gold edge, the television can be hidden or displayed by moving a cabinet door in or out from the side. Below the television is a speaker box that is overlaid with crossing diagonal wood to create a diamond pattern. Going down the middle of the cabinet is a decorative wooden piece. At the other corner is a combined radio and phonograph which can be hidden or displayed by moving a cabinet door up or down. Below the phonograph is a speaker that is exactly the same as the one below the television.
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