RADIO
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ATWATER KENT
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1925
- Materials
- WOOD, STEEL, BRASS
- Catalogue Number
- P19739492000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ATWATER KENT
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1925
- Materials
- WOOD, STEEL, BRASS
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 16.9
- Length
- 49.6
- Width
- 15.5
- Description
- NAMEPLATE ON FRONT, "ATWATER-KENT". SERIAL NO. 352105. USES A TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY (TRF) CIRCUIT & POWER SOURCE OF 4 BATTERIES. EXTREME RIGHT KNOB (FACING RADIO) MISSING, REPLACED 03/10/92. RADIO HAS 6 KNOBS & 1 SWITCH MOUNTED ON FACEPLATE. 2 NAMEPLATES ON REAR: "RADIO SPEAKER. BLACK LEAD. RED TRACER LEAD" AND "GROUND ANTENNA". YELLOW TAG ON INSIDE HINGE. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.
- Subjects
- TELECOMMUNICATION T&E
- Historical Association
- HOME ENTERTAINMENT
- History
- "ATWATER KENT MANUFACTURING CO. PHILADELPHIA U.S.A." ORIGINALLY LOANED TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY BERNARD JORDAN (1240 8 AVE 'A' SOUTH), IT WAS DONATED 1/3/67. RADIO WAS CONSIDERED A LUXURY ITEM IN ITS DAY PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE COST OF BATTERIES. TRF CIRCUITS SELDOM USED IN RADIO THEN & NOW
- Catalogue Number
- P19739492000
- Acquisition Date
- 1965-01
- Collection
- Museum
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