If you were Christmas shopping for someone in a small apartment 85 years ago, then you really couldn’t go wrong with this radio-phono from Motorola.  The record player was automatic, it had “BIG” reception, and the cabinet was beautiful walnut veneer.  The model number is not stated, but it appears to be a Model 61F (or a slight cabinet variant).

If that small apartment already had a radio but not a record player, then for only $29.95 you could get a fully automatic wireless phonograph (sometimes called a phono oscillator) to listen to your records over the radio.

The ad appeared in Life magazine 85 years ago today, December 2, 1940, and also reminded readers that Motorola had radios designed to fit your car.