Radio ownership absorbed a large share of American household spending in the 1920s

Evidence

In 1924, the purchase of radios accounted for a third of American spending on furniture: in 1934, Americans owned 42 per cent of all the radios in the world. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 801

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 801
• XREF: connects to: The electrical sublime rhetoric merged contradictory American desires into a unified promise — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 489; Iodine played a substantial role in cognitive improvements across the American population in the 20th century. — How Adding Iodine to Salt Boosted Americans’ IQ