Antenna/ Aerial 
An external length of wire attached to the radio chassis to enhance the reception of radio station signals.

Agent (Refer Distributor/Importer/ Wholesaler/Retailer.) 
An organization or person appointed by another (in the case of Radio, the radios’ manufacturer) to act upon their behalf, for the importation, distribution and selling of their product.

Arch-Piece
‍The curved piece of timber supporting the roof of a Domed, Arched or round topped wooden cabinet.

Art Deco  (See also, Moderne).
A term sometimes used to describe a cabinet style with clean, angular Geo-metric lines. Common during Architectural Design School Movement/ period (between the two World Wars.). Sometimes called “Moderne”, “Art Moderne” or simply, “Modern Art”

Auto Radio
‍Radios manufactured for use in Automobiles. In common use from about 1931.

Backing Board /Backing Plate
A protective board or plate sometimes affixed to the rear of the radios cabinet.

Badge.
Signage, usually in the form of a separate tablet, plate or plaque, affixed to the object upon which it is required to display. 

Badge Engineering 
The act by which, a company or entity uses various “badges” on its products in order to convey variety within a common theme.

Bakelite
‍A synthetic, thermo-plastic material, made from either Urea or Phenol Formaldehyde. Manufactured by machine under extreme pressure. Widely used in radio manufacture for Cabinets, Control knobs, Dial-Escutcheons and other componentry. Invented in 1907 by Belgian scientist, Dr Leo H Baekeland

Baseboard/Baseplate
‍The bottom-most board or plate of a radio cabinet. Predominantly made of wood or metal

Bankruptcy
‍A legal state by which a person(s) or a Company is/are adjudged by the Courts to be insolvent.

Bookcase
‍A piece of furniture consisting of shelves to hold books, but sometimes used as a basis for a radio cabinet or holder.

Box
‍Cabinet shape self-explanatory. Box-like. Metal or wood construction

Brand
‍A Trade Mark –In radio, an identifying name, different than the name of the manufacturer, with which it’s often confused.

Cabinet
‍A body of timber, plastic or metal, housing a radio chassis and/or components. Numerous styles as follows.

Cathedral
‍A Domed, Arched or Round- roofed, upright Table-model.

Chassis
‍The working components of the radio, predominantly constructed of metal and housed inside the radios’ cabinet.

Chest
‍A small mantel radio, Usually-box-shaped, sometimes with a hinged or lift-lid.