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29-Dec-2009
Added database entries on four models that are not represented in catalog literature, including 4-A-37, 4-A-39, S-7396-2, S-7397-5.
21-May-2009
1954 radios added from the Spring-Summer 1954 Catalog.
19-May-2009
Added 1959 radios from a 1959 tri-fold brochure.
3-Apr-2009
Added radios from the Spring-Summer 1950 catalog.
6-Feb-2009
Added a Misc section for radio-related ads.
30-Jan-2009
1953 radios from the Spring-Summer catalog added.
26-Jan-2009
1940-41 Radio Catalog Slideshow added.
22-Jan-2009
1955 radios added.
21-Jan-2009
The new site is up and running, but I am still bug-checking and adding data..
1947 Radios
4-A-01 "The Mercury"
This is a cute little brown bakelite radio that was the entry level model in 1947. Despite its small size, it contains 5 tubes. The radio was marketed as a second radio, perhaps suitable for a child's bedroom or the kitchen.
4-A-02 "The Commentator"
A midget bakelite set with 5 tubes. Noted in the Fall-Winter 1946 catalog, but missing from the 1947 catalog. A carryover of the S-7402-5 "The Commentator" from 1942, with a different model number.
4-A-10 "The Reporter"
Another ivory painted bakelite radio for 1947.
4-A-11 "The Majorette"
"Tops in table-set performance; tops in styling."
This set has an interesting dial with artistic styled numbers.
4-A-12 "The Narrator"
"A beautiful modern table model, designed with smart, new, sweeping louvre effect."
This is one of my favorite post-war cabinet styles by Firestone. This white painted AM only version seem to be less common, there is an AM/FM version from 1949 in brown bakelite that seems much more common.
4-A-17 "The Fairfield"
A tabletop radio-phono.
4-A-20 "The Modern Classic"
Finally, a wood table model in the 1947 line. A two-band AC-DC set, the Modern Classic features six tubes and a permanent magnet speaker.
4-A-21, 4-A-22 "The Adam"
A relatively ugly (sorry) wooden table model that came in either walnut or mahogany cabinet (thus the two model numbers). Advanced push-button tuning, three-position tone control, and six tubes. There is a similar radio by Stewart Warner.
4-A-23 "The Interceptor"
The top of the line tabletop model for 1947, this model features pushbutton tuning, a seven-tube circuit, large dial, three-position tone control, standard and shortwave, and a phono connection. This cabinet style has been around since the 1942 model year.
4-A-24 "The Glenmount"
A wooden, battery-operated table model. This radio uses an A-B Power pack battery.
4-A-25 "The Headliner"
"Move it anywhere in the house, plug it in, and enjoy your favorite program."
Another ivory painted bakelite radio in the 1947 lineup, a 5-tube set with "ultra-modern plastic design."
4-A-26 "The Newscaster"
The Newscaster is a five tube ivory painted bakelite radio. It has big-set features like automatic volume control and an electrodynamic speaker.
4-A-30 "The Symphony"
A ten-tube console, designed to bring you "the finest in radio reception." Walnut cabinet with crotch veneers and inlays.
4-A-31 "The Rhapsody"
A six-tube, entry level radio and phono. Matched walnut cabinet, and a 10 inch speaker -- insulated against reverberation.
4-C-1 "The Binocular"
A small, unique portable the size and shape of a pair of binoculars.
4-C-3 "The Vagabond"
Take it anywhere -- hunting, fishing, boating trips, picnics. A six-tube portable that ran off batteries or AC-DC power.