Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: VHF/Aircraft
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2608.001

MANUFACTURER: Lear Inc.
MODEL: RT-10E
LOCATION: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1055K4
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. aluminum & steel; plastic knobs on dials & coating on wires; glass windows

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 17.2 cm
Height: 13.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Lear
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Los Angeles

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Lear Inc. merged with Siegler Corp. in the 1950's/ this radio receiver possibly WWII (1939-1945) or immediate post-war
Canada: Unknown
Function: reception of radio voice communications aboard aircraft
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering painted on face plate reads: "VHF RECEIVER"; lettering on logo reads: "Lear"; lettering on mfr. plate visible through openings in housing reads: "MODEL RT-10E WT. 0.6 LBS,/ASSEMBLY 96515/SCHEMATIC 96507-C/V.D.C. 14 AMPS. 0.45/LEAR INC. SER. NO. 1055K4/LOS ANGELES, CALIF. U.S.A. PAT. PEND."
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. dark gray; b + w dial faces; black knobs; predom. gold detail on face plate; red, white & blue wired on back; green wires leading to .2
Decoration: Lear logo at centre on face plate

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Lear Inc., Receiver, radio, before 1960, Artifact no. 1987.2608, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2608.001/

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