Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST-LW/SUPERHET/DC/TRANSISTOR/PORTABLE
DATE: 1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0329.001

MANUFACTURER: PERDIO
MODEL: PICCADILLY
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: UW 21689
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 PLASTIC CASE, RF COILS, IF & AUDIO TRANSFORMERS, FIXED & VARIABLE CAPACITORS, FIXED & VARIABLE RESISTORS, SWITCHES, PHONE JACK, SPEAKER, CIRCUIT BOARD, MISC. HARDWARE & KNOBS/ .2 TRANSPARENT PLASTIC WITH SHOULDER STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.2 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Height: 10.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PERDIO
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950-1970
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF SMALL INEXPENSIVE RADIO AVAILABLE FOR USE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO RECEIVE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY, SELET AN INDIVIDUAL FREQUENCY CHANNEL & CONVERT TO AUDIO FREQUENCIES TO BE HEARD FROM A BUILT-IN SPEAKER.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 TUNING KNOB CALIBRATED: '165 200 260 545 665 990 1400'/ 'LONG BROADCAST'/ ON FRONT 'Piccadilly"/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'PERDIO TRANSISTOR SEVEN/ AERIAL/ PHONE/ RECORD/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ SIDE SWITCH: 'L/ M'/ PLATE INSIDE BACK COVER READS: 'ROYALTY HAS BEEN PAID ON THIS/ APPARATUS PURSUANT TO A LICENCE/ AGREEMENT WITH THE GRANTORS OF THE/ BROADCAST SOUND RECEIVER LICENCE/ KNOWN AS "A7-S" AUTHORISING THE USE/ OF CERTAIN BRITISH AND EIREANN LETTERS/ PATENT./ SERIAL NO. UW 21689/[LICENCE LOGO]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 MOLDED WHITE CASE WITH RED AND GOLDTUNING KNOB/.2 CLEAR PLASTIC
Decoration: GOLD TRIM AROUND CREAM COLOURED GRILL; GOLD COLOURED MODEL NAME AT BOTTOM OF GRILL

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PERDIO, Receiver, radio, after 1956, Artifact no. 1996.0329, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0329.001/

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