Wood and bakelite WR 718 turntable radio by Watt Radio, 1960s














Wood and bakelite WR 718 turntable radio by Watt Radio, 1960s. Medium waves (OM) and MF (FM). Four-speed turntable (16, 33, 45, 78 rpm). Alternating current (AC) power supply / 120; 140; 160; 180; 220 volts. Speaker: AP magnetodynamic elliptical (permanent magnet and voice coil). Output power: 15 W (quality unknown). The Watt Radio company was founded in 1924 in Turin on the initiative of Giuseppe Soffietti under the name Rag. G. Soffietti & C., from the ashes of a miscellaneous electrical equipment factory, Watt. In the 1930s, production was expanded to other categories of equipment such as radio receivers, low-frequency amplifiers, centralized sound reproduction systems and electroacoustic apparatus, microphones, photoelectric cells, and gramophone sockets, becoming one of Italy's leading industrial companies in domestic electronics. During World War II, the factory suffered severe damage from the bombing that hit the Piedmontese capital. Activities resumed in 1948 and television also came into play.
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