F.T. Hill : Artifact : Category 6: Tools & Equipment for Communication➔Telecommunication T&E➔Telecommunication Devices➔Radio [71-5-3]

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Category 6: Tools & Equipment for Communication➔Telecommunication T&E➔Telecommunication Devices➔Radio

Artifact

Accession Number:

71-5-3

Date

1946

Description

A 1946 Stromberg-Carlson Model 561 Bakelite Tube Radio with battery. Serial Number: 56121548. Manufactured in Toronto, Ont. Canada. Battery is in a separate box attached to the radio with wires coming from the top of the battery box and leading to the back of the actual radio.First invented in 1946 but this particular radio was purchased and used around April 14 1960.

Materials

Plastic, paper, glue, paint, string, metal, cardboard, wire, & ink.

Measurements

13 in. L x 7 3/4 in. W x 9 3/4 in. H x 5 in. L x 11 3/4 in. W x 6 3/4 in. H