Amplifier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STEREO/TUBE/HF/KIT
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0221.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FISHER RADIO CORP.
- MODEL
- KX-100
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 14457D
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC/.2 WOOD, BURLAP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 39.0 cm
- Width
- 35.0 cm
- Height
- 13.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- FISHER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960'S & 1970'S
- Canada
-
AVAILABLE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED AS A MASTER CONTROL AMPLIFIER AND PRE-AMPLIFIER IN A HI-FI AUDIO SYSTEM - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY STEREO AMPLIFIER. ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY HOME AUDIO EQUIPMENT THAT WAS AVAILABLE IN BOTH KIT AND BUILT-UP FORM. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 FRONT PANEL: 'STEREO MASTER/ CONTROL AMPLIFIER/ THE FISHER/ KX-100/ [VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS & SWITCHES]'/ ON CHASSIS: 'THE FISHER/ STRATAKIT/ MODEL KX-100/ SERIAL NO 14457D/ 105-120 VOLTS 50-60 CYCLES/ 210 VA 175W/ FISHER RADIO CORP. NEW YORK/ [VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS AROUND VACUUM TUBES & JACKS]'/ LABEL AFFIXED TO CHASSIS: 'THIS KIT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE/ Canadian Standards Association/ FOR MINIMUM ELECTRICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS/ PROVIDED IT IS ASSEMBLED AND WIRED/ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS'
- Missing
- DECORATIVE CAP ON ONE KNOB
- Finish
- .1 BRUSHED ALUMINUM FRONT PANEL WITH BROWN PRINTING & GOLD & BROWN KNOBS/.2 UNFINISHED WOOD COVERED WITH MUSTARD YELLOW BURLAP
- Decoration
- TWO DRAWINGS OFBIRDS CARRYING MUSICAL NOTES ON FRONT PANEL
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FISHER RADIO CORP., Amplifier, circa 1962, Artifact no. 1994.0221, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0221.001/
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