Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST/DC/TUBE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0344.001

MANUFACTURER: KENT
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC CASE/ SYNTHETIC, GLASS, AND METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: KENT
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1960S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: USED TO RECIEVE STANDARD BROADCAST AM RADIO WAVES AND CONVERT THEM INTO AUDIO SIGNALS
Technical: SAMPLE OF INEXPENSIVE PORTABLE RADIO IN THE TRANSISTIONAL PHASE BETWEEN TUBE RADIO TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSISTOR RADIO TECHNOLOGY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT: 'Kent'/ AROUND DIAL: '53 6 7 9 12 16'/ CIRCUIT DIAGRAM AFFIXED TO INSIDE BACK READS IN PART: 'SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM/ 1R5 1T4 1S5 3Q4'/ PAPER IN BATTERY SECTION: 'UM -1/ 1.5 V/ "A" BATTERY'/ MARKINGS ON TUBES AND OTHER PARTS/ MOLDED IN RADIO BACK: 'JAPAN'
Missing: BATTERY
Finish: BRIGHT YELLOW CASE/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: GOLD STRIP WITH MFG'S NAME ON FRONT OF RADIO

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KENT, Receiver, radio, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1996.0344, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0344.001/

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