RCA Dual Frequency Radio Receiver, Used on the SS Leviathan, circa 1922
THF159439 / RCA Dual Frequency Radio Receiver, Used on the SS Leviathan, circa 1922
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Artifact Overview
This unique duplex radio, used aboard the SS Leviathan, could receive two frequencies at the same time--one for commercial stations, and one for ship communication. The Leviathan first set sail as a German-owned passenger ship in 1913, was seized by Americans and turned over to the Navy in 1917, and was transformed into a transatlantic luxury liner in 1923.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Radio receiver
Date Made
circa 1922
Creator Notes
Manufactured by General Electric Company for distribution by Radio Corporation of America.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
36.157.46
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Bakelite (TM)
Copper alloy
Iron alloy
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 in
Width: 11 in
Length: 30 in
Inscriptions
Radio Receiver
Model 2RF/D/2IF/3-B/3RDA/A
Give Model When Ordering Parts . .
Mfd for
Radio Corporation of America
by
General Electric Co., U.S.A.
Pat'd Nov 7 '85 . . . July 2, '21
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