This Ekco AD-65 black Bakelite round radio was designed in the 1930s by architect and furniture designer Wells Coates (1865-1958).
Round radios of the 1930s – particularly the AD-65 designed by Coates – became the ‘must-have’ furnishing accessory of their day. They were manufactured in Southend-on-Sea by Ekco, one of the first companies to use Bakelite in the construction of radio cabinets.