Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM/AC-DC/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1941–1946
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0244.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Zenith Radio Corp.
- MODEL
- WAVEMAGNET 6-G-601 M
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- T818327
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE COVERED WITH FABRIC/ PLASTIC KNOBS & DIAL FACE COVER/ METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLES/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ FABRIC ANTENNA IN CARDBOARD CASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 37.0 cm
- Width
- 17.5 cm
- Height
- 30.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Zenith
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- POST WWII
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS - Technical
-
THE IDEA OF THE 'WAVEMAGNET' DETACHABLE ANTENNA & THE FACT THAT THIS SET IS PROBABLY THE FORERUNNER OF THE TRANS-OCEANIC SERIES OF SHORTWAVE PORTABLES [SEE REF.] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STICKER IN BACK: 'UNIVERSAL [LOGO] PORTABLE RADIO/ This Radio is the Property/ Zenith'/ STAMPED: 'MODEL 6-G-601 M [IN 2 PLACES]'/ TAG ON CHASSIS: 'MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ ZENITH/ RADIO CORP./ T818327'/ STAMPED ON CHASSIS: '117 V. A.C. D.C./ 20 WATTS'/ PRINTED ON ANTENNA CASE: 'ZENITH RADIO WAVEMAGNET/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ U.S. PATENTS 2,164,251/ 2,200,674 - 2,237,260/ U.S. DESIGNPATENT 128,025'/ DECAL INSIDE LID: 'ZENITH/ UNIVERSAL/ RADIO/ PATENTS [?]'/ PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: 'ZENITH WITH WAVEMAGNET/ LONG DISTANCE/ U.S. PAT. NO'S/ 2164251-2200674/ 223760/ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF/ KILOCYCLES/ *
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BROWN STRIPED FABRIC OVER SPEAKER/ CASE COVERED WITH VARNISHED YELLOWISH BROWN WOVEN FABRIC/ BROWN KNOBS/ DARK BROWN DIAL FACE WITH YELLOW PRINTING/ GOLD DIAL POINTER/ RED, BLACK & SILVER PRINTED ANTENNA COVER
- Decoration
- EMBROIDERED SAILBOAT ON SPEAKER COVER/ LIGHTNING BOLTS ONKNOBS/ PRINTED MAGNET & LIGHTNING BOLTS ON ANTENNA CASE
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Zenith Radio Corp., Receiver, radio, circa 1941–1946, Artifact no. 1988.0244, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0244.001/
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