Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST/SUPERHET/BATTERY/TRANSISTOR/PORTABLE
DATE: 1957–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0146.001

MANUFACTURER: Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Ltd.
MODEL: TR-72
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 10177
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE/ METAL TRIM & HANDLE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Sony
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CA. 1957 & LATER
Canada: ONE OF THE EARLY MODELS (TR-55 WAS THE FIRST) TO BE BROUGHT INTO CANADA & NORTH AMERICA
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM RADIO BROADCASTS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS PROBABLY THE SECOND MODEL OF TRANSISTOR RADIO TO BE MADE BY SONY AND BROUGHT INTO CANADA BY GENERALDISTRIBUTING (GENDIS)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TOP KNOB: 'GENDIS SONY 53 6 7 8 9 11 16'/ ALONG BACK: '7 TRANSISTOR SUPER HET SONY-RADIO MODEL TR-72 TOKYO TSUSHIN KOGYO, LTD. made in Japan'/ ON FRONT: 'Sony/ TRANSISTORIZED'/ BACK OF SPEAKER: 'Serial No./ 10177/ Sony/ TOKYO TSUSHIN KOGYO, LTD.'
Missing: NO HEADPHONE OR PAPERWORK/ 3 1.5V BATTERIES From CA of 01/19/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ GOLD COLOURED KNOBS, FRONT PANEL & HANDLE
Decoration: FRONT PANEL: BASKET WEAVE PATTERN/ KNOBS HAVE VERTICAL RIDGES AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE

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Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Ltd., Receiver, radio, circa 1957–1960, Artifact no. 1993.0146, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0146.001/

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