Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM/AC/TABLE
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0218.001

MANUFACTURER: Zenith Radio Corp.
MODEL: G730
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: VENEERED WOOD CASE/ WOVEN FABRIC ON FRONT/ PLASTICKNOBS, TRIM, FEET AND DIAL COVER/ METAL DIAL PLATE/ FIBRE-BOARD BACK PANEL/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETICWORKING PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.4 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960s AND 1970s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM AND FM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AM/FM RECEIVER OF THE PERIOD/ AN ATTEMPT TO GET BETTER SOUND QUALITY FROM A TABLE RADIO.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'ZENITH/ AM-FM'/ STAMPED ON BACK: 'FOR BEST RESULTS USE ZENITH QUALITY TUBES/ ZENITH/ R/ LONG DISTANCE RADIO/ ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION-CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-U.S.A./ S-52224/ PHONO INPUT/ RADIO-PHONO/ This receiver is certified to comply/ with radiation requirements of the/ Federal CommunicationsCommission/ Zenith Radio Corporation'/ LABEL ON BOTTOM READS: 'MODEL G730/ Chassis 7C05 Volts 117 AC/DC/ Watts 35/ Amperes.35/ ‘Manufactured under one or more of the following U.S. patents of Zenith Radio Corporation: 2,295,191; 2,310,696; 2,378,663; 2,383,462; 2,383,463; 2,447,564; 2,462,822; 2,470,426; 2,483,105; 2,491,629; 2,505,791; 2,517,230; 2,523,103; 2,553,734; 2,570,175; 2,856,517; DES.178,115; DES.191,969/ ZENITH/ Trademark Registered/ ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION, Chicago Illinois Made in the United States of America/ Printed in U.S.A. 102-5379'/ STAMPED: '2962'
Missing: From CA of 12/05/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD/ BROWN, ORANGE, GOLD AND WHITE WOVEN SPEAKER COVER/ GOLD PLASTIC TRIM/ GOLD COLOURED DIAL PLATE WITH BLUE AND BLACK NUMBERS/ BROWN MFG'S PLATE AND KNOB CENTRES WITH GOLD TRIM.
Decoration: TWEED WOVEN SPEAKER COVER/ GOLD COLOURED TRIM.

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