Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: FM
DATE: 1950–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0251.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Apparatus Corp.
MODEL: POLIC PR-8
LOCATION: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 7216
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plastic case/cardboard back/glass/wires

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 17.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Radio
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Indianapolis

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Nil
Function: To receive FM Broadcasts (weather, ship to shore, paging, etc..) in the 152-165 MH2 band
Technical: Interesting FM receiver covering a band that is not normally considered boardcast/Appears to have been designed to "listen-in" on point to point radio systems
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's information in large letters: "POLIC ALARM"/Light brown lettering on dial: "FREQUENCY MODULATION" and numbers from 152 to 163
Missing: Screws holding back From CA of 05/17/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing 3 of 4 retaining clips for back panel
Finish: Shinny black plastic case/beige dial with light brown letters and numbers/gold needle
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Apparatus Corp., Receiver, radio, between 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1987.0251, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0251.001/

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