Western Electric Model 16B Transmitter Used by Detroit News Station W8XWJ, circa 1935

Artifact

Radio transmitter

Date Made

circa 1935

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

40.586.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Glass (Material)
Wire

Color

Gray (Color)
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 83.5 in

Width: 18 in

Length: 21.25 in

Inscriptions

on plate: Western Electric / MADE IN U.S.A. / 16B / RADIO TRANSMITTER / SERIAL 139

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