A very rare collectable radio available only in Museum for history purposes . Volksempfänger VE 301 Dyn, Philips, in or after 1938 Bakelite (TM), w 26cm × h 30cm × d 18cm More details In the 1930s this type of ‘people’s receiver’ served as a mouthpiece for Nazi ideology in millions of German households. On either side of the tuner display is an eagle with a swastika. The designation 301 refers to the day of Adolf Hitler’s assumption of power, namely 30 January 1933. Deutsche Philips Gesellschaft was a sister company of the Dutch electronics firm Philips, which found a large market in Germany. This is a radio. It is dated ca. 1938 . Its medium is molded bakelite, textile (speaker cover). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department. In his final speech at the Nuremberg trials, Albert Speer, Nazi Minister of Armaments and War Production, described how under Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship the use of "technical devices like the radio and the loudspeaker, 80 million people were deprived of independent thought. It was thereby possible to subject them to the will of one man." These Volksempfängers, or "people’s receivers," are material evidence of Hitler’s technological manipulation. Developed at the request of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and designed to be cheaply produced, these basic, Bakelite-encased receivers made radio technology available to the general public. With tuners indicating only those German and Austrian stations that broadcasted Nazi propaganda, these devices played a central role in Hitler’s regime. However, clever listeners could tune in to Allied wavelengths using external antennae, a bold act considering it was a criminal offense punishable by fines, deportation to concentration camps, or even capital punishment. These radios thus encapsulate the dual nature and powerful potential of communication in modern times. Though intended as vehicles for Nazi propaganda, the Volksempfänger was transformed by brave citizens into tools for resistance. Please Note that radio has not been turned on for almost 70 years when it plugged in the power is it only making humming sound. this piece of history can be repaired. Also there is a small crack on the bottom and on the top back corner as seen on the pictures.