Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: SUPERHET/AC/TABLE
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0559.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Victor, Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: RADIOLA 60
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 164412 BW
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: THE BODY IS WOOD./ THE DECORATIVE PLATES AROUND KNOBS AND SWITCH ARE METAL./ THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS ARE METAL, GLASS, AND BAKELITE, PLASTIC OR CERAMIC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 72.2 cm
Width: 26.7 cm
Height: 26.4 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: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RCA LOGO ON TOP OF THE MAIN METAL PLATE./ WRITTEN BELOW IT 'RCA RADIOLA60 SUPER-HETERODYNE. SEE LICENSE NOTICE ON BOTTOM.'/ LABEL PRESENT, BUT DAMAGED.
Missing: THE UNIT IS MISSING ONE KNOB AND ONE VACUUM TUBE. From CA of 02/06/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing one knob, bolts to secure chassis to case, tube from power supply; control shafts & tuning dial poorly aligned with holes in case - not original?
Finish: THE WOOD CABINET APPEARS TO BE A VENEER OF HARDWOOD, POSSIBLY WALNUT WHICH HAS BEEN VARNISHED./ THE CORNER MOLDINGS AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM MOLDINGS HAVE BEEN STAINED BLACK./ THE METAL PLATES AROUND THE KNOBS ANDSWITCHES ARE A BLACK-COATED GREY METAL./ THE METAL INTERIOR MECHANISMS ARE COMBINATIONS OF COPPER, BRASS, AND IRON.
Decoration: THE DECORATIVE MOTIF ON THE METAL PLATE IS ART NOUVEAU INFLUENCED./ THE CARVED FEET OF THE UNIT ARE ALSO OF THE SAME STYLING.

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RCA Victor, Radio Corp. of America, Receiver, radio, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1985.0559, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0559.001/

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