Receiver, radio
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1971.0258.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- SUPERHET/TUBE/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1947
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0258.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric
- MODEL
- 250
- LOCATION
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CABINET, CHASSIS, HANDLE & TOP PANEL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS, DIAL PLATE & FEET/ SYNTHETIC, METAL & GLASS WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 27.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Bridgeport
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- UNKNOWN
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY STANDARD RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS. - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S LABEL: 'GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELEC[?]/ G-E RADIO 250/ BATTERY SUPPLY 2 VOLTS/ A.C. SUPPLY 105-125 VOLTS 50-60 CYCLES/ SUPERHETERODYNE/ 455 KC I.F. 54[?]/ NOTICE/ [LICENSE REGULATIONS]/ WARRANTY/ [WARRANTY INFORMATION]/MANUFACTURED BY/ GENERAL ELECT[?]/ N.P. 117896 BRIDGEPORT, C[?]'/ STICKER ON CHASSIS: 'For/ best performance/ always use/ GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC/ Electronic/ Tubes'/ DECAL INSIDE LID: 'GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC'/AROUND KNOBS 'TONE' 'CHARGE ON OFF' 'VOLUME' 'TUNING'/ ON DIAL: 'BROADCAST KILOCYCLES/GENERAL ELECTRIC/ 55 60 65 75 90 100 120 150 160'
- Missing
- From CA of 06/11/1996 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- CABINET: MOTTLED GREY PAINT/ GOLD PAINT ON TOP PANEL/ CREAM COLOURED KNOBS/ WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- LOUVERED FRONT PANEL OVER SPEAKER/ MUSHROOM SHAPED KNOBS WITH TOP CIRCLES & RIDGED SIDES/ CURVED & ELEVATED DIAL PLATE/ CURVED BODY SHAPE
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
General Electric, Receiver, radio, before 1947, Artifact no. 1971.0258, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0258.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.