From 80 years ago, here’s another example of a hand-crank phonograph, but with electrical rather than mechanical sound reproduction. The set in question is a portable radio-phonograph combination.

The radio was a four-tube superhet, powered by batteries. It made perfect sense to use the hand-crank motor, since the motor would unnecessarily run down the batteries.

The set, which appears to be from General Electric, was shown in the May 1940 issue of Popular Mechanics.