Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM/DC/TRANSISTOR/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0654.001
- MANUFACTURER
- REALTONE ELECTRA
- MODEL
- TR 801
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Leather carrying case; - entire radio made from synthetic (plastic); - metal speaker cover and trim; - metal, plastic and synthetic materials components.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.5 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Height
- 10.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- REALTONE
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
PROBABLY USED IN THE TORONTO AREA. - Function
-
USED TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY MASS PRODUCED TRANSISTOR SET. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'SIX TRANSISTORS' appears on upper front of casing/'REALTONE' printed in script on raised plastic strip affixed to lower front of casing/Goldtone sticker affixed to upper back of radio bears following info: 'MODEL TR-801/REALTONE ELECTRA/6 TRANSISTORS + 1 THERMISTOR/AND 1 DIOD'/'ON OFF', 'REALTONE' and 'JAPAN/ REG. TRADE MARK' also appear on radio back.
- Missing
- Carrying strap; battery; earphone.
- Finish
- Turquoise-coloured smooth plastic casing; - silver tone plastic speaker cover and trim, andradio stand; - mfr's name and trim above and around speaker cover are constructed of goldtone plastic; - smooth black leather carrying case.
- Decoration
- N/A
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REALTONE ELECTRA, Receiver, radio, after 1955, Artifact no. 1985.0654, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0654.001/
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