Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AMATEUR/AC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1939–1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0162.001

MANUFACTURER: HALLICRAFTERS INC.
MODEL: SKY-BUDDY S-19-R
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 113921
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METALCASE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ GLASS; SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.5 cm
Width: 24.0 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: HALLICRAFTERS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: FROM THE LATE 1930'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF INEXPENSIVE HAM RADIO RECEIVER AVAILABLE IN CANADA JUST BEFORE WWII
Function: USED TO RECEIVE AMATEUR BAND RADIO SIGNALS
Technical: THE SR-19R MODEL FEATURED ELECTRICAL BANDSPEAD, HAD 6 TUBES AND TUNED FROM 545 MHZ TO 44MHZ IN 4 BANDS - AN IMPROVEMENT OVER EARLIER MODELS. THE 'SKY BUDDY' SERIES WAS A POPULAR, ECONOMICAL, RECEIVER FOR THE BEGINNER RADIO HAM IN THE LATE 1930'S & EARLY 1940'S. OVER 10,000 S-19S WERE BUILT & SOME 20,000 S-19RS. [REF.1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON DIAL PLATE: 'Sky BUDDY/ by the hallicrafters/ [5 BANDS WITH GRADUATED NUMBERS FROM '0' TO '1700'/ DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS INCLUDE: 'SEND REC.' 'MAIN TUNING' 'BANDSPREAD' 'PHONES' 'B.F.O.' 'A.V.C.' 'AUDIO GAIN' 'PITCH CONTROL'/ PRINTING ON CARD AFFIXED TO BOTTOM: 'IMPORTANT [EXC.PT]/ FOR YOUR PROTECTION, THIS RECEIVER/ HAS BEEN PROPOERLY ADJUSTED AND/ SEALED AT THE FACTORY. BREAKING/ THESE SEALS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMIS-/ SION FROM THE FACTORY OR DEALER/ WILL VOID YOUR RMA GUARANTEE/ the hallicrafters inc./ 2611, INDIANA AVENUE/ CHICAGO'/ PLATE ON BACK: '[PATENT LISTING]/ SERIAL/ NO./ H-113921'
Missing: TIP OF PLASTIC INDICATOR ON BAND DIAL MISSING
Finish: CASE: BLACK CRINKLE FINISH/ SILVER DIAL PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ WHITE PRINTING ON FRONT
Decoration: SPEAKER COVER HAS 'H' SHAPED METAL THROUGH CENTRE

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HALLICRAFTERS INC., Receiver, radio, between 1939–1942, Artifact no. 1996.0162, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0162.001/

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