RADIO
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WESTINGHOUSE BATTERYLESS
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- OAK, STEEL, ELECTRICAL CORD
- Catalogue Number
- P19739493000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WESTINGHOUSE BATTERYLESS
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- OAK, STEEL, ELECTRICAL CORD
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 25.4
- Length
- 75.0
- Width
- 24.1
- Description
- PATENTED 1917 - 1924 "WESTINGHOUSE BATTERYLESS RECEIVER COMPACT MODEL" ON FRONT. USES A TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT (TRF) FOLLOWED BY A REGENERATIVE DECTECTOR & A STAGE OF AF AMP. FULL WOODEN CASE, HINGED LID AT TOP. FRONT DISPLAYS 2 WOODEN KNOBS AND METAL SWITCH. SMALL BULB AT TOP OF FRONT BRASS PLATE. INSIDE HAS LABEL MARKED "S.M.S. RADIO CABINETS DUCO." IN ADDITION TO MANUFACTURER'S WESTINGHOUSE PLATE. INSULATED CORD AT REAR. HAS BEEN REPAIRED; SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.
- Subjects
- TELECOMMUNICATION T&E
- Historical Association
- HOME ENTERTAINMENT
- History
- THE MAIN ADVERTISING FEATURE OF THIS RADIO WAS THAT IT DIDN'T NEED COSTLY BATTERIES. IT IS ONE OF FORERUNNERS OF COMPACT HOUSE RECIEVERS. DONATED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE MUSEUM ON JANUARY 29 1965, THE RADIO CABINET HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOLLOWING WATER DAMAGE WHILE STORED IN ELECTRONICS SHOP OF THE LCI.
- Catalogue Number
- P19739493000
- Acquisition Date
- 1970-03
- Collection
- Museum
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