Seventy years ago this month, the January 1951 issue of Radio Retailing carried this ad for Jewel’s combination table model/portable set, the model 5050.  The ad notes that whether on a table or being carried, the dial is always in a convenient position, and the sound is always pointing in the right direction.

The set operated on household current or battery, and featured a ferrite core antenna. The set had four tubes, 1R5, 1U4, 1U5, and 3V4