Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/DC/PORTABLE
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0655.001

MANUFACTURER: ELECTRA
MODEL: 8 (?)
LOCATION: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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General Information

Serial #: J14412
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plastic casing; plastic, metal and synthetic materials components; cw leather case.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.6 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ELECTRA
Country: Hong Kong
State/Province: Unknown
City: Hong Kong

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Probably used in Canada
Function: Receive standard AM broadcast band.
Technical: Typical of thousands of "nameless" mass produced transistor radios that flooded the market through the 60s, 70s & 80s.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'ELECTRA/8/TRANSISTOR', logo and band markingsappear on upper front/'EAR' and 'HONG KONG' appear in raised print on back/Round paper label on component inside radio bears following info: 'QUALITY CONTROL/ J14412/PTD, HONG KONG/APPROVAL'./ Paper label affixed inside back of radio casing bears following information: ‘8 TRANSISTOR/ TO REMOVE CHASSIS: Remove screw below oscillator coil. Using screwdriver as wedge on left side, spread plastic/ case away from circuit board, allowing plastic rib to/ clear board. Gently pry chassis out of case left side first./ TO REPLACE CHASSIS: Slip right side of chassis board/ under right hand wedge on case. Spread left side of case/ and snap chassis in place PRINTED IN HONG KONG'./ Also depicted on label is a schematic diagram./ Black case bears following stamp on back: ‘GENUINE COWHIDE HONG KONG/ HAND STITCHED'.
Missing: Battery; earphone. From CA of 02/06/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: Smooth, flat white casing on back sides, top & bottom; silvertone plastic panel on front has perforated rectangular panel over speaker; black cowhide case.
Decoration: N/A

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ELECTRA, Receiver, radio, after 1955, Artifact no. 1985.0655, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0655.001/

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