Receiver, radio & player, disk
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM/FM/LW/SUPERHET/AC/TUBE/TABLE/HOME/16,33,45 RPM
- DATE
- 1960–1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0394.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Braun
- MODEL
- SK 55
- LOCATION
- Federal Republic of Germany
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General Information
- Serial #
- 25916
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL; WOOD; SYNTHETIC; PAPER (IN BOTTOM PANEL); FIBRE SHOWING AT BASE OF SIDE PANELS; POSSIBLY RUBBER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 58.5 cm
- Width
- 29.5 cm
- Height
- 24.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Braun
- Country
- Federal Republic of Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- USED FROM THE 1960'S TO 1990
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM/FM BROADCASTS, AS WELL AS LONGWAVE BROADCASTS/ ALSO PLAYS 16, 33 & 45 RPM DISK RECORDINGS - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF EUROPEAN DESIGN OF THE 1960'S WHICH PROVIDES A CONTRAST WITH THE TYPICAL NORTH AMERICAN DESIGN OF THATPERIOD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON BASE 'Braun SK 55/ Netzumschaltung/ 110+220V~50 Hz 40W/ Vor Feuchtigkeit schutzen Vor Abnehmen der Bodenplatte Netzstecker ziehen [EXCL. MK.]/ STICKER (PART TORN OFF) '[F]abr. Nr. 25916'/ AT BACK PLUG-INS '240 ohm'/ ON UPPER SURFACE 'BRAUN'/ BELOW KNOBS 'hohen', 'tiefen', 'volumen'/ BELOW PUSH BUTTONS 'ein aus phono lw mw ukw'/ BELOW RADIO TUNING DIAL 'sender'/ ON TUNER DISPLAY AT TOP 'lw mw ukw' & AT BOTTOM 'khz khz k mhz', NUMBERED IN BETWEEN/ BESIDE TURNTABLE SPEED CONTROL '45 33 16'/ ON UNDERSIDE OF NEEDLE ARM HEAD 'STEREO/ E[LAC]/ K[3]T 107/ ELAC/ SM107'/ BELOW TURNTABLE STICKERS 'Braun AG Frakfurt M./ Typ: P2 X/ Nr.: 33760/ OVER OTHER MKGS: 115V 60HZ/ MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY' & 'P2-065/ WICHTIG/ TRANSPORTSICHERUNGEN LOSEN'
- Missing
- POWER PLUG ADAPTER TO ALLOW FOR USE IN NORTH AMERICA/ BITS OF VENEER MISSING ON ONE LOWER FRONT CORNER
- Finish
- MAIN BODY PAINTED BEIGE; WOOD SIDES APPEAR TO HAVE CLEAR FINISH - HONEY COLOURED; LID IS TRANSPARENT & COLOURLESS; SOME PTS BLACK & SOME SILVER COLOUR; RED TUNING DIAL INDICATOR & RED DOT ON TUNING KNOB
- Decoration
- N/A
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Braun, Receiver, radio & player, disk, circa 1960–1970, Artifact no. 1994.0394, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0394.001/
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