1949-54? RCA Radiotelephone Vtg Ship/shore Ship/ship Ship/Phone Marine ET-8044

If you Google the make and model, RCA ET-8044, you will find more info about this marine radio from the late 40s or early 50s. .
We acquired it somewhere in North Carolina.
This unit is being sold as-is for parts or repair.

According to this site: https://www.angelfire.com/space/proto57/radiomarine.html
"Radios of this type served multiple purposes. The crystal controlled transceiver could be used ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore, and ship-to-telephone service. With a land telephone account, boaters could make calls to a special marine operator, and place calls to regular telephones. A fourth crystal frequency was usually chosen as a local weather service. In addition, this radio receives standard AM broadcast."

With its 'ship-to-telephone service', I guess you could argue it is one of the first 'mobile phones'. (ha-ha)

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