Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1930

Date Range To

1940

Materials

WOOD, STEEL, PLASTIC, GLASS

No. Pieces

1

Height

20

Length

46.4

Width

13.2

Description

OPEN BACKED WOODEN BOX WITH STEEL FRONT PANEL PAINTED BROWN. WOOD BOX HAS LIGHT FINISH AND HAS 2.2CM X 2.7CM X 13.2CM WOODEN SUPPORT AT EITHER END OF BOTTOM EDGES. FRONT PANEL HAS GOLD PAINTING AND LETTERING. DOUBLE LINE BORDER WITH SCROLL WORK IN CORNERS SKIRTS PANEL EDGE. ACROSS TOP OF PANEL ARE FIVE OPEN HOLED SOCKETS FOR VACUUM TUBES. TWO STILL HAVE VACUUM TUBES. TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS "FILAMENT CONTROL" KNOB 3.4 CM (D) WITH NUMBERING AND SCALE FROM OFF POSITION TO "100". KNOB HAS AN ARROW ETCHED INTO ITS FACE. DIRECTLY BENEATH IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS "TONE CONTROL" KNOB IDENTICAL TO ABOVE. IT HAS NUMBERING AND SCALE FROM 0 TO 50. IN MIDDLE RIGHT OF PANEL IS LARGE PLASTIC KNOB 5.5CM WITH ARROW ARM. AROUND IT IS NUMBERED SCALE FORM 0 TO 100 AND ABOVE IT IS A "2" INSIDE A CIRCLE. AT MIDDLE LEFT IS AN IDENTICAL KNOB BUT WITH A "1" INSIDE OF CIRCLE. ALONG BOTTOM LEFT EDGE ARE TWO SCREW KNOBS 1.5CM(D) WITH CIRCULAR STEEL BASE. ABOVE UPPER KNOB IS "ANT." AND ABOVE LOWER KNOB IS "GND.". AT CENTER BOTTOM IS HEXAGONAL STEEL JACK INTERFACE WITH "LOUD SPEAKER" PRINTED ABOVE IT. AT CENTER OF PANEL IS STYLIZED WRITING WHICH READS "THE VOICE OF THE PRARIE W.W. GRANT LTD.". FRONT PANEL IS FASTENED TO BOX WITH 10 STANDARD BRASS SCREWS. SOME PRINTING ON FRONT PANEL IS WEARING. INSIDE OF BOX ARE VARIOUS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND CLOTH COVERED CORD CLAMPED TO BACK BASE OF BOX. COILS INSIDE OF BOX HAVE "N.Y. COIL CO. N.Y. CITY N.Y." AND "TESTED" ETCHED INTO ATTACHED PLATES. CLOTH CORD IS CUT AND FRAYING.

Subjects

TELECOMMUNICATION T&E

Historical Association

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

History

SEE P19930075001-GA. RECEIVER WAS FOUND IN A GARBAGE DUMP NEAR SKIFF AND RESTORED BY DONOR. SEE PERMANENT RECORD FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Catalogue Number

P19930075003

Acquisition Date

1993-12

Collection

Museum

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