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1950's Retro Emerson 744B Plaskon Radio

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Posted 16 months, 10 days ago

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decophobia
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The 1954 Emerson 744B radio is one of the most unusual and sought after radios of the period, and was available in numerous color combinations. The colored cabinets are made of Plaskon / Bakelite with contrasting styrene plastic grill and knobs. The radical design reminds me of the dashboard out of a vintage 1950's
The "feet" on the bottom of the face of the radio are very fragile and are often found cracked or altogether broken off. These radios when in playing condition look great when turned on with its illuminated faceted "jewel" (lower center front).

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  1. ChePibe ChePibe, 16 months, 9 days ago
    Your collection of radio is SPECTACULAR !!!...I love all of them.
  2. decophobia decophobia, 16 months, 9 days ago
    Thank You!! I will try to keep posting more photos of my collection to the "Show & Tell" section.
  3. ozmarty ozmarty, 16 months, 6 days ago
    WOW !!!
  4. decophobia decophobia, 15 months, 19 days ago
    Thanks ozmarty for the nice comment on the radios!!
  5. PhilDavidAlexanderMorris PhilDavidAlexanderMorris, 9 months, 7 days ago
    The green and black one just makes my heart sink - which is a feeling I get when I feel like I must own one. Must be terribly expensive !!
  6. decophobia decophobia, 4 months, 27 days ago
    Thanks for the nice comments. These radio are difficult to find in good condition.
  7. decosound decosound, 4 months, 11 days ago
    Really nice!!! Looks like those Art Deco displays that would be on top of elevator doors to show the floor that they're on.

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