Radio

radio

Name/Title

Radio

Entry/Object ID

1962.42.2a

Description

Radio with exposed components attached to a wooden board. The components include three dials, each with a corresponding hub behind, and five vacuum tubes. Two of the tubes are between dials, and the other three are clustered into a hub at the right. A pair of headphones attaches with a brown wire to the vacuum tube hub.

Context

Produced by Atwater Kent

Acquisition

Accession

1962.42

Source or Donor

Goss, Robert J.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Atwater Kent

Date made

1923

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Radio

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/2 in

Depth

9 in

Length

16 in

Material

Wood, Glass, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kent, Arthur Atwater (1873-1949)

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America