Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SUPERHET/AC/TABLE
- DATE
- 1928
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0559.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA Victor, Radio Corp. of America
- MODEL
- RADIOLA 60
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 164412 BW
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- THE BODY IS WOOD./ THE DECORATIVE PLATES AROUND KNOBS AND SWITCH ARE METAL./ THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS ARE METAL, GLASS, AND BAKELITE, PLASTIC OR CERAMIC.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 72.2 cm
- Width
- 26.7 cm
- Height
- 26.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- RCA
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RCA LOGO ON TOP OF THE MAIN METAL PLATE./ WRITTEN BELOW IT 'RCA RADIOLA60 SUPER-HETERODYNE. SEE LICENSE NOTICE ON BOTTOM.'/ LABEL PRESENT, BUT DAMAGED.
- Missing
- THE UNIT IS MISSING ONE KNOB AND ONE VACUUM TUBE. From CA of 02/06/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing one knob, bolts to secure chassis to case, tube from power supply; control shafts & tuning dial poorly aligned with holes in case - not original?
- Finish
- THE WOOD CABINET APPEARS TO BE A VENEER OF HARDWOOD, POSSIBLY WALNUT WHICH HAS BEEN VARNISHED./ THE CORNER MOLDINGS AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM MOLDINGS HAVE BEEN STAINED BLACK./ THE METAL PLATES AROUND THE KNOBS ANDSWITCHES ARE A BLACK-COATED GREY METAL./ THE METAL INTERIOR MECHANISMS ARE COMBINATIONS OF COPPER, BRASS, AND IRON.
- Decoration
- THE DECORATIVE MOTIF ON THE METAL PLATE IS ART NOUVEAU INFLUENCED./ THE CARVED FEET OF THE UNIT ARE ALSO OF THE SAME STYLING.
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