Radio, CB

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Radio, CB

Entry/Object ID

52.15.6

Description

E. F. Johnson Company Product. Viking 270 CB Radio. Material: metal, plastic, rubber. Size: 6" x 9" x 2" H. Description: black plastic case; black and silver front; silver plate on top: "Viking by Johnson"; print on front: "Auto-Brite, Monitor, Volume, Squelch, Pa-Pull, Tone, Fine Tune"; four silver dials on front; three black plastic slide levers on right side: "HLD, SCN, Off"; "LOC, NOR, EXT"; "Off, ANL, NB ANL"; microphone attached on left side of case; E.F. Johnson Company logo on front; silver plate on back of case: "Viking 270, FCC Data 242-0270, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, MN USA 56093."

Context

Waseca business: E.F. Johnson Co.; E.F. Johnson Company; E.F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co.; E. F. Johnson Company; E. F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters. The Waseca E.F. Johnson Company museum closed the summer of 2015. John S. Oblak was the E.F. Johnson Company museum curator and donated items to the WCHS collection.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Radio, CB

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Transceiver

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

September 24, 2015

Update Date

November 21, 2024