Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM STEREO/AC/TRANSISTOR/TABLE
DATE: 1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0192.001

MANUFACTURER: Heath Co.
MODEL: AR-1500A
LOCATION: Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODENCOVER/ METAL CHASSIS & FRAME/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 47.5 cm
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Heathkit
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Benton Harbor

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1970'S THROUGH 1980'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE AM & FM STEREO BROADCASTS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE AMPLIFICATION FOR RECORD PLAYERS, TAPE RECORDERS ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HI FI EQUIPMENT THAT WAS WIDELY AVAILABLE IN CANADA AT THIS TIME & PROVIDED A MORE ECONOMICAL MEANS TO HI FI THAN COMPLETE COMPONENTS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1: ON KNOB PANEL: 'Heathkit/ AR-1500A/ TREBLE BALANCE/ BASS VOLUME'/ DESIGNATIONS ABOVE BUTTONS AT FRONT & ABOVE PLUGS ON BACK/ PRINTED ON REAR RIGHT BOTTOM: 'HEATH CO. MODEL AR-1500A 360 WATTS'/.2: DIAL FACE- 'HI X 10K LO X 1K/ OHMS/ [SCALE]/ DC VOLTS/ R=2350 FS=50'/ DESIGNATIONS AROUND SWITCHES/ BACK OF METER: '407-157/ 5166/ JAPAN'/ ON BATTERY HOLDER: 'KEYSTONE/ ELECTRONICS/ NY NY 10012/ NO. 139'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE/ REQUIRES EXTERNAL SPEAKERS
Finish: OILED WOODEN COVER/ BLACK CHASSIS, BUTTONS & DIAL COVER/ CHROMED KNOBS & FRONT FRAME/ BRUSHED BROWN METAL KNOB PANEL/ BROWN METAL SCREEN AT TOP BACK/ BLACK FINS ALONG BACK
Decoration: N/A

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Heath Co., Receiver, radio, circa 1974, Artifact no. 1994.0192, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0192.001/

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