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RCA Victor 3-Band RadioEntry/Object ID
2025.6.20.3Description
This elegant 1935 RCA Victor 3-band radio represents a golden era of American home entertainment. Produced by the Radio Corporation of America, then a leading innovator in consumer electronics, this model could receive standard AM broadcasts as well as a shortwave band, opening the door to both local and international programing.
Long before television entered most homes in the 1950s, radios like this were the heart of the living room. Families would gather around to listen to thrilling adventure serials, lively comedy shows, dramatic radio plays and nightly news reports. These broadcasts became shared rituals that brought people together and offered a new kind of storytelling, one that relied entirely on sound and imagination.