General Information

Serial #

JN453339

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood and wood product casing with synthetic sides and turntable cover/ Synthetic controls and parts/ Glass? control panel/ Metal turntable chassis and stylus arm, synthetic turntable/ Metal wiring and parts/ Felt? feet

Dimensions

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

Length

62.5 cm

Width

23.4 cm

Height

28.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Telefunken

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Late 1950s-1960s

Canada

A German made radio and record player imported into Canada. The radio was purchased by the donor's father in Quebec at Gagnon Electronique. Mr. Langlois senior was a Canadian journalist and foreign correspondent who worked in Europe in the last 1940s and early 1950s. When he returned to Canada he insisted on buying a Telefunken radio rather than a Canadian-made receiver. The radio was ordered through Gagnon Electrique, a store that specialized in imports from Germany.

Function

A device used to detect and receive radio signal and convert it into audio, and to play 16, 33, 45 and rpm disk records.

Technical

An example of a typical and very popular European radio receiver from the late 1950s. It used a combination of knobs and keys to tune. It comes with a turntable, model Phone-Rekord 650. Telefunken, founded in 1903, was one of the most important radio receiver producers and exporters in Europe.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Gold metal applique lettering on front reads 'FUNKBERATER/ EXKLUSIV'/ Incised metal plate visible on back reads 'JN453339'/ Gold lettering on label on back reads 'Phono-Rekord/ 650/ Telefunken - Lizenz'/ Gold lettering on label reads in part '220V~/ 35 W' and "Made in Western Germany'/ Yellow label attached to back reads 'SERVICE - PIÈCES/ GAGNON/ Electrique [script] enr./ 390. Boul. Central Nord Québec 8/ Spécialité: IMPORTATIONS ALLEMANDES/ Tél. 527 6103'

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Casing stained medium brown and coated/ Glossy wood grain synthetic sides/ Colourless transparent turntable cover/ Flat grey painted turntable chassis and stylus arm, black turntable/ Light and dark grey painted control panel with ivory, brown and silver coloured controls/ Black, brown and white cords/ White? feet pads/

Decoration

Gold metal applique crown on front/ Gold logo reading 'EMVD' on back