Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: STD BCST-LW/TUBE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1051.001

MANUFACTURER: EVERREADY
MODEL: B107
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE: WOOD WITH FABRIC COVERING, METAL HARDWARE/ RADIO: METAL TOP, PLASTIC DIALS & COVER/ FABRIC OVER SPEAKER/ FABRIC COVERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.5 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: EVERREADY
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C 1950'S - 1970'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE MW & LW STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS/ DIAL INDICATES FREQUENCY LOCATIONS FOR BRITISH & EUROPEAN STATIONS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TYPICAL EARLY PORTABLE BATTERY OPERATED RADIO RECEIVER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INSIDE LID: 'EVERREADY'/ ON DIAL FACE: 'EVERREADY/ M.W. L.W. [SEE STATIONS LISTED IN SUPP. INFO.]'/ EMBOSSED ON TOP: 'VOL/ L/M/ TUNE'/ PAPER AFFIXED TO INSIDEBOTTOM ON OF CASE HAS CIRCUIT DRAWING AND READS IN PART: 'EVERR[?]/ VOLTAGE 90/ BA[?]MAX/ TY[?] B107/ EVERREADY/ ALLDRY 14./ 1.5 VOLTS'/HANDWRITTEN ON SHEET: 'USE CANADIAN/ A BATTERIES/ NO. 964/ Remove Clamp/ To Remove/ Batteries/ USE CAN/ B. BATTERIES/ No./ 490'
Missing: From CA of 02/28/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: SIMULATED LIZARDSKIN COVERING ON CASE/ BROWN MOTTLED METAL RADIO TOP/ WHITE DIALS/ BROWN PATTERNED SPEAKER COVER/ TAN, WHITE & BLACK DIAL PLATE
Decoration: HORIZONTAL GROOVES OVER SPEAKER/ MOLDED RADIO TOP, PARTIALLY RAISED

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EVERREADY, Receiver, radio, before 1950, Artifact no. 1987.1051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1051.001/

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