Esquire Model 550U Bakelite Clock Radio (1952)
The all-Bakelite tuning dial on this radio is a little unusual.
I'm not sure whether you'd call the grille pattern
a basketweave or just something squarish. The
actual grill openings are not easily visible in this photo.
They make up a pattern of very small holes and slits between
the rows of squares.
Like many radios of this type, this one provides
a switched AC outlet at the back, so it could
start your morning coffee or toast at a predetermined
time. I plug a little lamp into the accessory outlet of
the (Trav-ler Model 5170) in
our bedroom
to help convince us that it's time to get up. For safety,
don't put too big a load on old switched outlets of this type.
The same cabinet, with different knobs, was used for the Hallicrafters Model 5R60. Radio twins!
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