Radio reciever
Maker
AKRAD
Production date
1930s
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Description
Wooden radio receiver 'Futura, An Akrad Product'. 'Keith Wrigley, Radio Service, Waihi' written in ink on back. The back is open and plug and lead are attached.
This radio was manufactured in the1930s by the highly innovative Waihi firm AKRAD. The Akrad Radio Corporation was established by Keith Wrigley in the 1930s. It was to become one of the largest electronics businesses in New Zealand. Intially producing radio sets it also manufactured household appliances and a very popular line of tricycles 'The Akrad Flyer'. Sadly, Keith Wrigley died suddenly in 1946 aged 33. By the 1960s the Waihi factories employed nearly 400.
This radio was manufactured in the1930s by the highly innovative Waihi firm AKRAD. The Akrad Radio Corporation was established by Keith Wrigley in the 1930s. It was to become one of the largest electronics businesses in New Zealand. Intially producing radio sets it also manufactured household appliances and a very popular line of tricycles 'The Akrad Flyer'. Sadly, Keith Wrigley died suddenly in 1946 aged 33. By the 1960s the Waihi factories employed nearly 400.
Maker
AKRAD
Production date
1930s
Production place
Waihi, Coromandel, New Zealand
Measurements
245mm (height), 290mm (width), 200mm (depth)
Accession number
0006/01
Current rights