Description: HMV Model 1621 8 valve am/fm console 3 speed auto-radiogram for AC mains. Serial number 5591. Radio frequencies: LW 720m-200,; MW 187m - 582m; 1SW 50-187m; 2SW 15-9-52m., , Wooden cabinet with hinged lid and hinged door at front. Contains a fitted radio and gramophone. 3 Bakelite knobs on console and Bakelite fittings on gramophone arm. Walnut effect finish - though the cabinet appears to be laminate / plywood. , , Inscription: By Appointment to His Majesty, The Gramophone Company Limited, Hayes, Middlesex., , Materials: Wood, plywood, Bakelite, metal., , Makers: The Gramophone Company Limited & H.M.V. , , Location Made: Probably in Hayes, Middlesex., , Date: circa 1953., , Collected: Was purchased from a local retailer by a local family, and all other radiograms are stranded in Kelly's. , , Condition: Excellent., , Notes: This was originally (hire) purchased by Miss A.I. Vasey, a cloakroom attendant from Kenton in Newcastle, in 1954. It since passed down the family and was donated to the Museum by her sister's son-in-law.