Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST/AC/TUBE/AUTOMOBILE
DATE: 1936–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0359.001

MANUFACTURER: Crosley
MODEL: FIVER ROAMIO
LOCATION: 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: STEEL CASE; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; GLASS TUNING DIAL; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Crosley
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS MODEL WAS MADE AND USED IN THE LATE 1930S
Canada: RADIO WAS ACQUIRED BY MR. ROYDEN BABBAGE (C. 1901, ENGLAND - 1995, OTTAWA), LATE OF 535 TWEEDSMUIR AVE., OTTAWA. MR. BABBAGE WAS A PRESSMAN EMPLOYED BY CRANE PRINTERS WHO ENJOYED TINKERING WITH MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DEVICES. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO DETECT, DEMODULATE, AND AMPLIFY STANDARD BROADCAST RADIO WAVES IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Technical: THIS RADIO WAS BUILT FOR THE AFTERMARKET, I.E. FOR CARS SOLD WITHOUT SETS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. FIRST AUTO RADIOS INTRODUCED IN 1929, WITH A SURGE OF POPULARITY BY 1936-1937. UNLIKE THE FIRST CAR RADIOS, WHICH COULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO INSTALL THIS ONE COULD BE INSTALLED BY THE CAR OWNER IN AN AFTERNOON [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON TUNING DIAL: '55 60 65 70 80 90 110 130 150 200 150 300 350 400 500 550/ METERS/ CROSLEY/ FIVER ROAMIO/ KILOCYCLES'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN CRINKLE PAINT FINISH ON CASE; BROWN MARBLED KNOBS; LIGHT BROWN PRINTING ON TUNING DIAL; GOLD AND BROWN GRILL CLOTH
Decoration: PURPLISH FOIL ON TUNING DIAL FACE/ NAME OF MFG AND MODEL PRINTED IN RED

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Crosley, Receiver, radio, circa 1936–1939, Artifact no. 1997.0359, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0359.001/

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