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Old 08-04-2014, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin View Post
I think by that time, a product commonly known as "masonite" was used. It is a sheet of medium density fiberboard with holes punched in it. Some manufacturers claimed better sound by using a back cover. I have a 1938 RCA U128 that has screw holes for back cover as well.

By the way, that is a nice RCA Victor. What features on record changer is in it?
At that pre-war time Philco was advertising the beam of light pickup instead of the replaceable needle..
Does the radio have a swing out type loop antenna in the bottom of the cabinet? The black cardboard type materal, that covers the loop assembly is the same type, that the back cover was made from.
They still make the stuff. The back covers from the Sauder assemble-it-yourself furniture, still uses it.
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