Portable Multiband Radio
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0003
- Description
- A portable radio fitted into yellowish, fabric covered carrying case with suitcase grip handle at top. Tabby weave grain texture with wide black and red striped band passing up sides and across top under handle, which is leather covered and attached with heavy metal brackets. Front of case has pane…
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- Title
- Portable Multiband Radio
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 20.4 x 34.1 cm
- Description
- A portable radio fitted into yellowish, fabric covered carrying case with suitcase grip handle at top. Tabby weave grain texture with wide black and red striped band passing up sides and across top under handle, which is leather covered and attached with heavy metal brackets. Front of case has panel which lifts and slides into top by means of metal ringed hole at its bottom. Radio inside is covered with fitted varnished wood face with slatted speaker on left, and square glass over tuning dial with three celluloid knobs beneath, "volume", "sw-bc", "tuning", dial divided in half horizontally with upper half numbered from 6.0 to 15 for "shortwave" with cutout square indicating whether on or off, indicator needle has long straight arms either side of a central pivot. Back panel unscrews with hexagonal nuts to reveal works inside. Well at centre for cord storage, white switch at top left for loop antenna with instructions on paper label above.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- pastime
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0003
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