Tuner, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM/BINAURAL
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0366.001

MANUFACTURER: Browning Laboratories Inc.
MODEL: RJ-48
LOCATION: Winchester, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 628
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY/ BAKELITE KNOBS/ GLASS FRONT PANEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 17.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Browning
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Winchester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950s & 1960s
Canada: USED IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO RECEIVE BOTH AM & FM STANDARD BROADCAST RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: GOOD QUALITY EXAMPLE OF EARLY TUNER DESIGNED TO RECEIVE BOTH AM & FM SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR EARLY BINAURAL LISTENING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S LABEL ON LEFT SIDE BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'FM-AM TUNER/ MODEL RJ-48/ SERIAL/ NUMBER/ 628/ CAUTION: OPERATE ONLY/ ON 110/120 VOLTS 50/60 CYCLE/ ALTERNATING CURRENT./ POWER CONSUMPTION: 100 WATTS/ [DIAGRAM] TUBE LOCATIONS/ MADE BY/ BROWNING LABORATORIES, INC. - WINCHESTER, MASS., U.S.A.'/ ALL JACKS, PLUGS, DIALS ETC. LABELLED/ 'browning' APPEARS IN UPPERLEFT OF FRONT PANEL, WITH CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS.
Missing: N/A
Finish: GREY PAINTED METAL/ BROWN PLASTIC/ TRANSPARENT GLASS WITH GOLD LETTERING.
Decoration: N/A

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