Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM-SW/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0439.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Zenith Radio Corp.
- MODEL
- TRANS-OCEANIC
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 194574
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD COVERED WITH FABRIC CABINET/ PLASTIC HANDLE, FRONT PANEL, DIALS & KNOBS/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ BRASS HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 44.0 cm
- Width
- 19.5 cm
- Height
- 29.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Zenith
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1950s TO PRESENT (1987)
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA (AT LEAST FOR PAST 10 YRS) - Function
-
TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS AND SHORT WAVE SIGNALS - Technical
-
LATER EXAMPLE OF ZENITH QUALITY ALL-WAVE PORTABLE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- IMPRESSED ON FRONT LATCH: 'ZENITH/ Trans-oceanic'/ ON INSIDE LID: 'ZENITH/ WAVEMAGNET'/ ON BOTTOM OF DIAL PLATE: 'STANDARD BROADCAST/ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.'/ ON TOP FRONT 'ZENITH'.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/03/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- BLACK IMITATION LEATHER FABRIC ON CABINET/ BLACK & GOLD FRONT PANEL, KNOBS, BUTTONS & HANDLE.
- Decoration
- GREY PLASTIC BOARD MOUNTED ON FRONT COVER WITH LOGO, MFR. NAME & VERTICAL STRIPES/ CLEAR PLASTIC WITH HORIZONTAL RIDGES OVER SPEAKER & BEHIND DIAL PLATE/ DECORATIVE LATCH FOR FRONT PANEL COVER IN BRASS WITH MFR. NAME & MODEL.
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Zenith Radio Corp., Receiver, radio, after 1950, Artifact no. 1987.0439, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0439.001/
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