Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who adds the following to our growing archive of radios in film. Mark writes:
I’d spotted this radio in the Netflix time travelling series Travelers early on, but it was never in focus to nail a decent image.
In spite of that, it does have a distinctive design that SWLing readers might recognise.
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Sitting in the book case next to the stacked books, I’m guessing it’s ornamental rather than functional.
Mark, you obviously have a knack for detecting radios in film! Thank you for sharing!
Post readers: Can anyone ID this radio? I love the design–guessing it’s a Bakelite chassis?
Northern Electric Baby Champ : https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/norther_el_baby_champ_5000.html
That was fun.
It looks like a Northern Electric, and if so, does have a Bakelite chassis. I recognize as my family had one of these while I was growing up in the 50’s & 60’s. I also remember it had a ‘hot’ ground & if you touched the wrong places, one got a nasty shock – the perfect intro to a life-long hobby