Receiver, clock radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM/AC/STD BCST/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0303.001

MANUFACTURER: Zenith Radio Corp.
MODEL: J727
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GREY-GREEN SYNTHETIC CASING.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.1 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 19.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Horology
Category: Clocks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Zenith
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS CLOCK RADIO PRESUMABLY USED C. 1950S +
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE RADIO BROADCAST RECEPTION, DISPLAY CURRENT TIME, AND ACTIVATE AN AUDIBLE ALARM AT A PRESELECTED HOUR. ALL FUNCTIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SINGLE UNIT.
Technical: EARLY AM-FM CLOCK RADIO, WITH ALARM FUNCTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " ZENITH AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL " printed along lower front edge. All contols, clock and tuning dial labelled. Following info. printed on back panel: "CAUTION/ THIS CABINET BACK IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY/ INTERLOCK TO PREVENT DANGEROUSELECTRICAL SHOCK/ DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT ITS PURPOSE/ TO SERVICE TUBES REMOVE BACK COMPLETELY"; "FOR BEST RESULTS USE ZENITH QUALITY TUBES" & "RADIO INTERFERENCE CERTIFICATION/ Design certified as complying/ with Federal Communications/ Commission Rules, Part 15, in/ effect as of date of manufacture". "VOLTS -117 V.A.C. 60 CY./ WATTS-35/ AMPS- 0.35 & "S-54567" also printed on chassis back./ "ZENITH/ [REGISTERED |TRADEMARK SYMBOL]/ LONG DISTANCE/ RADIO/ ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A." printed on back panel. Paper label on underside of radio reads "CSA Testing Laboratories/ APPROVED/ POWER OPERATED/ RADIO/ S-6005/ MD. IN CANADA"./ Second label reads "J727/ CHASSIS 7J04 VOLTS 117 AC/ WATTS 35 AMPERES .35/ Manufactured under one or more of the following U.S. patents of Zenith Radio/ Corporation./ 2,553,734; 2,523,103 and DES. 186,689/ Patented in Canada by Zenith Radio Corporation/ in one or more of the following years:/ 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951./ 10-20-61/ ZENITH/ ®/ Trademark Registered- Marca Registrada/ ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION, Chicago, Illinois/ Made in the United States of America/ [tube diagram]/ PRINTED IN U.S.A./ MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A./ R.R. "./ Private property identification number "23053211017 " incised crudely on lower front of radio./ " 49U971/ ZENITH/ ® " visible on speaker mounting, inside radio casing.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SMOOTH GREY-GREEN SYNTHETIC CASING; TINTED SYNTHETIC COVER OVER CLOCK FACE & TUNING DIAL.
Decoration: N/A

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