Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/DC/PORTABLE
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0380.001

MANUFACTURER: Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.
MODEL: 888 VANGUARD
LOCATION: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 20917607
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plastic body and handle/metal arm handle/plastics, metal, fabric and paper component parts.

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Emerson
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Jersey City

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used in Canada
Function: Standard broadcast radio receiver.
Technical: Example of discrete component transistorized radio.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Gold engraving on front reads: 'VANGUARD/888/EMERSON'/black painted letters on dial reads: 'EIGHT TRANSISTORS'/embossing on plastic on back reads: 'EMERSON RADIO AND PHONOGRAPH CORPORATION/JERSEY CITY, N.J. U.S.A.'/gold engraving on bottom on back reads: 'EMERSON 888 'VANGUARD''/NEVABREAK POCKET RADIO'/with logo/inside serial no. 20917607.
Missing: Batteries; earphone From CA of 06/14/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Aqua blue plastic with gold lettering and dial/transparent plastic handle/gold metal.
Decoration: N/A

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Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp., Receiver, radio, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1986.0380, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0380.001/

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