Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM-FM/DC/TRANSISTOR/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0911.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SCEPTRE
- MODEL
- NTR-107
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 513
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal antenna; front of radio is a synthetic (plastic); sides and back of radio are of simulated leather.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.0 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SCEPTRE
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Probably used in Canada. - Function
-
Receive standard AM & FM broadcasts. - Technical
-
Typical example of mass-produced transistor sets. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'SCEPTRE', '10 TRANSISTOR/FM-AM AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL', and FM and AM band markings appear on front/ '-TUN.', '-VOL.', 'EAR-', 'FM AM' and '513' stamped into simulated leather back/plastic plate affixed to back bears following info: 'SCEPTRE NTR-107/2 BAND 10 TRANSISTOR/FM 88-108MC/AM 535-1605 KC/BATT. 9V BL006P (JIS) JAPAN'.
- Missing
- From CA of 01/09/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
- Finish
- Black plastic and simulated leather body; black plastic carrying strap/silvertone plastic nameplate and perforated speaker-cover.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SCEPTRE, Receiver, radio, after 1955, Artifact no. 1985.0911, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0911.001/
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