General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SHEET METAL CASE WITH HINGED BAKELITE FRONT COVER & REAR LATCHED REMOVEABLE COVER. INTERNAL SHEET METAL CHASSIS TO MOUNT, VARIABLE CAPACITOR, TUBES, H.F. AND I.F. TRANSFORMERS, SPEAKER, FIXED CAPACITORS, RESISTORS AND MISC. WIRING. SIMULATED LEATHER CARRYING STRAP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

22.9 cm

Width

7.6 cm

Height

9.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1940-1950

Canada

MANUFACTURED & USED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO RECEIVE BROADCAST BAND RADIO STATIONS

Technical

A SAMPLE OF VERY SMALL TUBE TYPE PORTABLE RECEIVER MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSISTOR PORTABLES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

EMBOSSED ON TOP OF LID: 'RCA Victor'/ STAMPED IN TOP FRONT: 'RCA Victor'/ PRINTED ON END: 'N.F.H.B.'

Missing

D CELL NEGATIVE CONNECTOR BADLY CORRODED AND FIBRE INSULATOR BROKEN. PLATE (B) BATTERY CONNECTORS IN POOR SHAPE

Finish

CASE IS COVERED WITH BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER PLASTICWITH CHROME TRIM. THE FRONT PANEL IS RAISED CHROME WITH SILVER GRAY PANELS AND RIBBED SPEAKER CLOTH. THE HINGED PLASTIC TOP HAS A MOLDED IN LEATHER LIKE APPEARANCE.

Decoration

N/A