Radio, Transistor
Object number2016.96.16 a-g
Manufacturer
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
OriginJapan
MediumPlastic; Metal; Leather; Rubber; Paper
Credit LineGift of James Sutherland
DescriptionTransistor radio with leather case, earphones, and original box.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 3.75 × 2.5 × 1 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 2.5 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b - strap laying naturally): 4 × 5 × 1.375 in. (10.2 × 12.7 × 3.5 cm)
Length (b - strap): 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (c): 1.875 × 1.25 × 1 in. (4.8 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (d-e together): 5.375 × 5.125 × 1.563 in. (13.7 × 13 × 4 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (d): 5.375 × 5.125 × 1.5 in. (13.7 × 13 × 3.8 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (e): 5.125 × 4.875 × 1.5 in. (13 × 12.4 × 3.8 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (f-g): 4.375 × 1.125 × 0.875 in. (11.1 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (f): 4.375 × 1.125 × 0.813 in. (11.1 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (g): 4.125 × 1 × 0.75 in. (10.5 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)
Marks(a)
Front has dark blue text at top left "Westinghouse", silver text in the top right "TUNING / SELECTOR", and Westinghouse logo in the bottom left corner.
Reverse has raised text below vent "6 TRANSISTOR".
Underside has raised text "JAPAN".
(b)
Front of case has silver Westinghouse logo in the bottom right corner.
Imprinted text on the reverse in the bottom right corner "JAPAN".
(c)
Raised text on the back of the earphone "JAPAN".
(d)
Front of box has text "[Westinghouse logo] / Westinghouse / SIX TRANSISTOR RADIO WITH LEATHER CASE, EARPHONE AND BATTERY / Westinghouse / MINIATURE SIX / [Westinghouse logo]".
One side of the box has text "[Westinghouse logo] / MINIATURE SIX".
One side of the box has text "H902P6GPA / Westinghouse / ELECTRIC CORPORATION".
One side of the box has text "MINIATURE SIX [Westinghouse logo] / MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN TO WESTINGHOUSE SPECIFICATIONS".
One side of the box has text "Westinghouse / ELECTRIC CORPORATION / H902P6GPA".
Historical NotesTransistor radio made by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. It is part of a collection of materials that document the early development of computer technology at Westinghouse where donor James Sutherland was an engineer. Sutherland was a design engineer for computers at Westinghouse in the 1960s. He earned a degree in electrical engineering, served in the United States Air Force, and then began to work for Westinghouse in 1959. He worked in the logic group and designed the Control and Indexing Units for the Westinghouse PRODAC-IV (Programmed Digital Automatic Controller). The computer used NOR logic elements, developed by Westinghouse’s Buffalo plant, to run. With permission Jim took parts of these computers home and eventually built a home computer called ECHO IV (Electronic Home Computing Operator), it is now in The Computer Museum in Boston. ECHO IV was recognized as the first home computer by the Annals of Computing History and The Computer Museum in Boston.
Previous owner
James F. Sutherland
Terms
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1973-2001
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
1945
