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"God Bless America!" WWII radio toy

"God Bless America!" WWII radio toy
Title
"God Bless America!" WWII radio toy
Object name 
Radio toy
Date 
1942
Medium 
Cardboard, plastic, and metal
Dimensions 
Overall: 2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (5.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 cm)
Description 
Box radio with victory imagery and directions, attached listening tape strung through bottom hole with paper attachment "Press on/ Staple". Text: Top: GOD BLESS AMERICA! Side: TALK A BOX / DIRECTIONS / Hold box firmly with front facing/ listener. Do not let fingers touch/ back or front sides./ Pull paper/ tab along/ talking tape while pressing/ on the staple to produce a/ loud, clear voice./ to avoid breaking tape, do not crease or bend it sharply, when/ using it or winding tape around the box.
Credit Line 
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number 
2010.16.10
Marks 
Patent No. 2164663 and Pats. Pending Cop 1940 H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, U.S.A.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.