Telephone, Radio

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Telephone, Radio

Entry/Object ID

52.15.4

Description

E. F. Johnson Company Product. Messenger 132 CB Radio Telephone. Material: metal, plastic. Size: 13 1/2" W. x 4" H. Description: cream plastic case and headset; black front; white print: "Johnson Messenger 132"; dial from 1-23; output gauge; two black flip switches: "PA", "Speaker, Headset"; two dials: "Squelch", "Volume"; silver metal receiver holder; black electrical cord at back; silver metal plate on bottom: "F.C.C. Type Accepted, AM Transceiver Model 242-0132, 40 Watts RF Power Output, 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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Telephone, Radio

Class

Sound Communicaton T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

September 23, 2015

Update Date

November 21, 2024