Fada Radio and Electric Co. Inc. (Founded 1920)
Bullet Streamliner Radio
1940
yellow catalin case, red gumdrop knobs and blue dial bezel, with FADA label on face
height 6 1/4in (16cm); width 10in (25.5cm); depth 5 1/2in (14cm)
Bullet Streamliner Radio
1940
yellow catalin case, red gumdrop knobs and blue dial bezel, with FADA label on face
height 6 1/4in (16cm); width 10in (25.5cm); depth 5 1/2in (14cm)
Although the original All American 189 paper label is not present on base of case, the offered lot is in the Red, White and Blue style of the All American released in 1942 as a patriotic reaction to Pearl Harbor.
Literature
John Sideli, 'Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930s and 1940s', E.P. Dutton, 1990, p. 69-70 (model illustrated)
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Bullet Streamliner Radio
1940
yellow catalin case, red gumdrop knobs and blue dial bezel, with FADA label on face
height 6 1/4in (16cm); width 10in (25.5cm); depth 5 1/2in (14cm)
Bullet Streamliner Radio
1940
yellow catalin case, red gumdrop knobs and blue dial bezel, with FADA label on face
height 6 1/4in (16cm); width 10in (25.5cm); depth 5 1/2in (14cm)
Although the original All American 189 paper label is not present on base of case, the offered lot is in the Red, White and Blue style of the All American released in 1942 as a patriotic reaction to Pearl Harbor.
Literature
John Sideli, 'Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930s and 1940s', E.P. Dutton, 1990, p. 69-70 (model illustrated)
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