Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM/AC-DC/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1941
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0155.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Zenith Radio Corp.
- MODEL
- WAVEMAGNET 6-G-601M
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- T827826
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE COVERED WITH FABRIC/ PLASTIC KNOBS & DIAL FACE COVER/ METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLE/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ FABRIC ANTENNA IN CARDBOARD CASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 37.0 cm
- Width
- 17.5 cm
- Height
- 30.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Zenith
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- POST WWII
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS - Technical
-
THE IDEA OF THE 'WAVEMAGNET' DETACHABLE ANTENNA AND THE FACT THAT THIS SET IS PROBABLY THE FORERUNNER OF THE TRANS-OCEANIC SERIES OF OF SHORTWAVE PORTABLES [SEE REF]. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON CHASSIS: 'WAVEMAGNET TRIPLE HI-FICIENCY SWITCH/ SELECT POSI-TION OF SWITCH WHICH GIVES MAXIMUM/ PERFORMANCE IN AUTOMOBILES, -TRAINS, -/ PLANES, -BOATS, -BUSES, -STEEL SHIELDED/ BUILDINGS, -AT HOME OR OUT-OF-DOORS REFER TO INSTRUCTIONS'/ TAG ON CHASSIS: 'MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ ZENITH/ RADIO CORP./ T827826'/ ON CHASSIS: '117 V A.C. D.C./ 20 WATTS'/ PRINTED ON ANTENNA CASE: 'ZENITH RADIO WAVEMAGNET/ REG.U.S.PAT.OFF./ U.S. PATENTS 2,164,251/ 2,200,647 - 2,237,260/ U.S. DESIGN PATENT 128,025'/ ON DIAL FACE: 'ZENITH WAVE-MAGNET/ LONG DISTANCE/ U.S. PAT. NOS 2164251-2200674/ 2237260/ KILOCYCLES/ [DIAL NOS. 55 TO 160]'/ DECAL INSIDE LID: 'ZENITH/ UNIVERSAL/ RADIO/ U.S. PATENTS 2,164,251/ 2,200,674'
- Missing
- From CA of 12/03/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- BROWN STRIPEVARNISHED WOVEN FABRIC COVERED CASE/ BROWN KNOBS/ DARK BROWN DIAL FACE WITH YELLOW PRINTING/ GOLD DIAL POINTER/ BROWN FABRIC SPEAKER COVER/ RED, BLACK & SILVER PRINTED ANTENNA COVER
- Decoration
- EMBROIDERED SAILBOAT ON SPEAKER COVER/ LIGHTNING BOLTS ON KNOBS/ PRINTED MAGNET & LIGHTNING BOLTS ON ANTENNA CASE
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