Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM-FM/DC/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0657.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LONGINES SYMPHONETTE
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Taiwan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4013542
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Plastic body; fabric carrying strap; metal, plastic & synthetic materials components.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.0 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Height
- 13.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- LONGINES
- Country
- Taiwan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Probably used in Canada (Toronto area) - Function
-
Receives standard AM and shortwave radio broadcasts. - Technical
-
Typical of somewhat better quality set made in Taiwan for an American Company. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'SOLID STATE/LONGINES SYMPHONETTE' and FM & AM band markings appear on radio front/'ON/OFF/VOL', 'AM/FM', 'THIS RECEIVER COMPLIES/WITH FCC REQUIREMENTS./PART 15' and 'TAIWAN' appear in raised print onback/ Paper label affixed to inside back of casing bears following information: ‘ALL TRANSISTOR FM/ AM RADIO/ Freq. Range: 540-1600KC/ 88 - 108 MC/ Battery: 9V JIS 006P/ Eveready 216/ RCA VS 323/ Serial No. 4013542/ M'./ A second paper label located below the battery housing bears the following information: ‘BATTERY 9V/ JIS 006P/ EVEREADY 216/ RCA VS 323'
- Missing
- Battery; earphone. From CA of 06/13/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Brown plastic front; rectangular-shaped grille on centre-front covers speakers; silvertone panel at top and bottom/pebbled finish black plastic back: smooth black plastic switch plate and black plastic grille located in back centre of casing/smooth black plastic sides.
- Decoration
- N/A
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LONGINES SYMPHONETTE, Receiver, radio, after 1955, Artifact no. 1985.0657, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0657.001/
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