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Radio

Object number2007.167.499

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (1886 - 1945)

Manufacturer Simplex Wire & Cable Company

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric Supply Company

Manufacturer RCA Radiotron Company, Inc.

Manufacturer Aerovox Corporation

Date1936

MediumWood; Metal; Glass; Rubber

Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation

DescriptionRectangular wooden radio.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 9.25 × 19 × 15.75 in. (23.5 × 48.3 × 40 cm)
InscriptionsYellow text in the dial on the left side reads: "KILOCYCLES", "BROADCAST" in the center, and "METERS" on the right side. Blue text on the left side reads "METERS", "POLICE" in the center, and "KILOCYCLES" on the right side.

On back, black text stamped on metal in lower left corner reads "39" a the bottom, and "5" at the top of the section.

Marks"W" in the center of dial.

Stickers on metal base on back: Sticker on left reads: "LISTED UNDER / REEXAMINATION SERVICE / U L / OF / UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES" .

Sticker in center reads: "MODEL SERIAL NO. 593616 / TUBE LOCATIONS / WR 209 / 115 VOLTS / 60 CYCLES / 46 WATTS 6F7 6D6 [illegible]75 42 80 / Patents Applied for BACK [illegible] / [WESTINGHOUSE / ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY / NEW YORK, N.Y.] [illegible]TINGHOUSE / '[illegible] INTERNATIONAL COMPANY / NEW YORK, N.Y.". Text in lower left corner reads: "LB 95182", and in lower right corner reads: "5-26-27B". Text in box next to this has text at the top, and series of patent numbers listed out beneath text.

Yellow sticker in top right corner reads: "THIS MODEL APPROVED BY / RMA MEMBER / ENGINEERING INSTITUTE".

Second bulb from right reads: "TUNG-SOL 6 / MADE IN U.S.A.".

First bulb from right: Circle on left side has "RCA" in the center. Text next to this reads: "CUNNINGHAM [illegible] / MADE IN U S A / RADIOTRON"

Cylindrical tube in center of radio reads: "AEROVOX / CE 9511 / 8 MFD / 300 V.D.C. / PAT. PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A. / H 0 9".

Phrases that are repeated throughout cable: SIMPLEX - TIREX"; "SELENIUM NEOPRENE ARMOR"; and "SIMPLEX - TIREX SJO 2 COND #18 300V".

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