Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

PORTABLE RADIO

Date Range From

1980

Date Range To

1985

Materials

PLASTIC, METAL, PAINT

No. Pieces

1

Height

34.7

Length

49.4

Width

15

Description

RADIO, PORTABLE. TWO SPEAKERS AT FRONT BOTTOM WITH BLACK MESH. CASSETTE DECK BETWEEN SPEAKERS WITH SIX CHROME BUTTONS WITH BLACK TEXT ABOVE EACH THAT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT READS, “REC, REW/REV, PLAY, F.F/CUE, STOP/EJ, PAUSE.” ABOVE CASSETTE DECK AT RIGHT IS BLACK RECTANGLE WITH SILVER TEXT THAT READS, “EATON VIKING.” ABOVE CASSETTE DECK AT LEFT IS ROTATING COUNTER AND RESET BUTTON WITH THREE DIGITS THAT READS, “023.” ABOVE SPEAKERS, COUNTER AND LABEL ARE TWO SMALL SPEAKERS AT LEFT AND RIGHT WITH BLACK JACK FOR HEADPHONES, CHROME TONE KNOB, CHROME BALANCE KNOB, CHROME VOLUME DIAL, CHROME TAPE SWITCH, CHROME MODE SWITCH, CHROME FUNCTION SWITCH AND BAND SELECTOR WITH MISSING DIAL. ABOVE SMALL SPEAKERS, KNOBS AND SWITCHES ARE SMALL MICROPHONES AT EACH SIDE WITH FREQUENCY SPECTRUM UNDER CLEAR PLASTIC WITH SILVER NEEDLE IN CENTER. SPECTRUM IS MEASURED IN, “FM, SW2, SW1, AM.” ACROSS RED LINE WITH FOUR LAYERS OF NUMBERS IN LINE WITH EACH FREQUENCY. LARGE CHROME KNOB AT RIGHT SIDE ADJUSTS FREQUENCY NEEDLE. FOLDABLE HANDLE FLIPS FROM BACK AND ATTACHES AT EACH END. ANTENNA WITH TWO EXTENSIONS AND MISSING THIRD ATTACHES AT TOP BACK EDGE AT RIGHT AND FOLDS DOWN TO LEFT. PLUG AT BOTTOM LEFT SIDE HAS RAISED LETTERING THAT READS, “AC IN~.” REVERSE HAS TWO LABELS, LEFT READS, “EATON VIKING STEREO RADIO CASSETTE RECORDER, MODEL NO.: SRC-7498, FREQ. AM: 530~1605KHZ, SW1:2.3~7.5MHZ, SW2:7.5~22MHZ, FM:88~108MHZ, POWER AC:110V 60HZ 15W, SOURCE DC:12V(“D”SIZE X 8, CSA FILE NO.: LL38329 MADE IN KOREA.” RIGHT READS, “WARNING: “SHOCK HAZARD – DO NOT OPEN.” AVIS: “RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE – NE PAS OUVRIR.”” THREE PLUGS NEXT TO LABELS WITH RAISED LETTERING THAT READS, “R MIC L, REMOTE”. SWITCH NEXT TO PLUGS WITH RAISED LETTERING THAT READS, “BEAT CUT, 0 1 2.” TWO PLUGS AT RIGHT WITH RAISED LETTERING THAT READ, “EXT. SP RL, 4~8.” REMOVABLE FLAP AT BOTTOM LEFT RAISED LETTERING THAT READS, “OPEN, BATTER, SIZE” D, DM, UM-1, 13 OR R-20” STICKER AT LEFT READS, “1090 CHEC AM STEREO.” STICKER AT BOTTOM RIGHT READS, “PRINTED IN CANADA, HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM DEVICE K 831128.” VARIOUS SPOTS OF WHITE PAINT AT TOP AND HEAVILY SCRATCHED ON FRONT TOP EDGE.

Subjects

SOUND COMMUNICATION T&E

Historical Association

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

LEISURE

History

COMMENTING ON THE RADIO AT THE TIME OF DONATION, BARB CAVERS SAID, “MY SON, DAVID, WON THIS COMBINATION RADIO/CASSETTE PLAYER AS A PRIZE FOR SELLING THE MOST CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMONDS FOR ST. FRANCIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS IN GRADE 9. HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN AN ENTREPRENEURIAL KID, CUTTING LAWNS, SPOTTING GOLF BALLS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB, AND DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS. HE SOLD THE ALMONDS DOOR-TO-DOOR, AND BOTH HIS DAD AND I HELPED BY SELLING THEM AT OUR WORKPLACES. DAVID LOVED THE GHETTO BLASTER. THEY WERE SEEN IN ALL THE TV SHOWS AND MOVIES, BLASTING ROCK MUSIC ON THE CITY STREETS. HE CARRIED HIS ON HIS HANDLEBARS OF HIS BIKE AS HE RODE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OR TO HIS FRIENDS’ OR GRANDPARENTS’ HOUSE. ALTHOUGH HE LATER BECAME A COUNTRY MUSIC FAN, AT THAT TIME HE PREFERRED ROCK MUSIC. HE REMEMBERS BUYING CASSETTES AT SAM THE RECORD MAN WHEN HE HAD THE MONEY. HE ALSO RECORDED SONGS RIGHT FROM THE RADIO. HE REMEMBERED, WITH THE HELP OF HIS SISTER, ENJOYING THE MUSIC OF BANDS SUCH AS TWISTED SISTER, HONEYMOON SUITE, WHITE SNAKE, VAN HALEN. THEY BOTH REMEMBER THE VAN HALEN SONG “JUMP” BEING A FAVOURITE. DAVID LEFT THIS PIECE OF ELECTRONICS BEHIND HIM WHEN HE LEFT HOME TO FINISH UNIVERSITY AT RYERSON UNIVERSITY IN TORONTO. I USED IT TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO IN MY SEWING ROOM, AND WE ALSO LISTENED TO IT ON THE PORCH. MY HUSBAND, LLOYD, LATER USED IT TO PLAY COYOTE CALLS WHEN HE FIRST HUNTED COYOTES FOR LOCAL RANCHERS, AROUND 2000 OR 2001. THE COYOTES WERE ATTRACTED TO THE SOUNDS OF THE “DYING RABBIT”. HE ABANDONED IT FOR A SYSTEM WITH REMOTE SPEAKERS, AND NOW USES SMALL HANDHELD GAME CALLS.” FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P20120021000

Acquisition Date

2012-06

Collection

Museum

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