Westinghouse RA-DA Radio Tuner and Detector, 1921-1922

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Radio receiver

Date Made

1921-1922

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in their Springfield, Massachusetts factory for distribution by Radio Corporation of America, headquartered in New York CIty.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

35.434.59

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of McMurdo Silver.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Bakelite (TM)
Copper alloy
Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Nickel alloy

Dimensions

Height: 9.75 in
Width: 10.75 in
Length: 13.5 in

Inscriptions

plaque: WESTINGHOUSE RECEIVING TUNER TYPE R A Licensed for Amateur and Experimental Use Only Pat. 6-30-08 10-6-14 WAVE LENGTH; RANGE 180 - 700 METERS STYLE 307189 SERIAL 78196 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. EAST SPRINGFIELD WORKS, SPRINGFIELD, MA, USA; plaque: WESTINGHOUSE/DETECTOR AMPLIFIER TYPE D A STYLE 307190 Patents 1-17-08 10-6-14 7-3-17 5-10-21 SERIAL 95346 MADE FOR THE RADIO CORP. OF AMERICA BY WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & CO. EAST SPRINGFIELD WORKS/ SPRINGFIELD, MA, USA.
Westinghouse RA-DA Radio Tuner and Detector, 1921-1922