Seventy-five years ago this month, the July 1945 issue of Popular Science shared this self-explanatory helpful hint for mounting a radio on the wall. Many times, the radio wound up at the wrong end of the room, because that’s where the table was. With this idea, you can mount it wherever desired, and it had a sleek “built-in” look about it.

The magazine did caution that before following this scheme, you should make sure the radio’s cabinet is structurally sound.