Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM/AC/TABLE
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0219.001

MANUFACTURER: DOMINION ELECTROHOME INDUSTRIES
MODEL: AF-2
LOCATION: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: C555051
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: VENEERED WOOD CASE/ PLASTIC FRONT PANEL AND KNOBS/PARTICLE BOARD BACK/ METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.9 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ELECTROHOME
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Kitchener

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960s TO 1970s
Canada: MADE AND USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM AND FM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AM/FM RECEIVER OF 1960S
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'AM ELECTROHOME FM' ON CENTRE FRONT/ STAMPED ON BACK PANEL: 'MADE/ IN/ CANADA/ ELECTROHOME [IN CURSIVE]/ DOMINION ELECTROHOME INDUSTRIES LTD./ KITCHENER-CANADA/ CAUTION: THIS SET IS PROVIDED WITH/ AN INTERLOCK TO PREVENT DANGEROUS/ ELECTRICAL SHOCK. DO NOT TAMPER/ WITH, OR ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT ITS/ PURPOSE'/ LABEL READS: 'ADMI CREERY [IN PENCIL]/ FEDERAL/ ELECTRONICS REGD./ TV SALES & SERVICE/ COLOUR T.V./ HI-FI & STEREO/ EQUIPMENT/ SALES & SERVICE/ 57 BEECHWOOD 745-4645/ 749-7472 [IN PENCIL]'./ LABELS ATTACHED TO BOTTOM READ: ‘INSPECTION TAG 54-19-01/ PERFORMANCE - CABINET - FINAL/ 125 [STAMPED IN CIRCLE]/ WHEN WRITING FOR INFORMATION OR PARTS QUOTE/ MODEL, SERIAL NO. AND INSPECTION STAMP NOS.'/ ‘Electrohome [in cursive]/ MODEL AF 2 VOLTS 120 V.A. .35A/ DOMINION ELECTROHOME INDUSTRIES Limited/ KITCHENER CANADA/ FINISH MAHOGANY [stamped]/ CYCLE 60 [stamped]/ LICENSED BY CANADIAN/ RADIO PATENTS LTD./ SERIAL NO. C 555051'./ ‘CSA [logo] Testing Laboratories [in cursive]/ APPROVED/ POWER OPERATED/ RADIO/ S-6366/ PTD. IN CANADA'.
Missing: From CA of 01/10/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: MAHOGHANY VENEER STAINED AND VARNISHED/ WHITE FRONT PANELWITH GOLD COLOUR TRIM/ BLACK DIAL PLATE WITH YELLOW NUMBERS AND LETTERS/ BLACK KNOBS WITH GOLD CENTRES.
Decoration: SQUARE PLASTIC GRID OVER SPEAKER/ SCROLL LETTERS ON CENTRE BAR.

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DOMINION ELECTROHOME INDUSTRIES, Receiver, radio, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1988.0219, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0219.001/

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