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- Zenith "My Radio" Pendant Transistor Radio, circa 1970 - The size of radios shrank following the advent of transistor technology. Even the smallest vacuum tubes were bulky, and their power consumption ensured the need for large batteries. Transistor radios made of lightweight plastics were cheap and truly portable. With the addition of an earphone a radio such as this allowed the listener to enjoy a completely personal listening experience.
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Zenith "My Radio" Pendant Transistor Radio, circa 1970
The size of radios shrank following the advent of transistor technology. Even the smallest vacuum tubes were bulky, and their power consumption ensured the need for large batteries. Transistor radios made of lightweight plastics were cheap and truly portable. With the addition of an earphone a radio such as this allowed the listener to enjoy a completely personal listening experience.
- Chief Radio Officer Elmo Pickerill in the Radio Station on the SS Leviathan, 1923 -
- 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Chief Radio Officer Elmo Pickerill in the Radio Station on the SS Leviathan, 1923
- Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil -
- 1926 - 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil
- Construction of Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil, March 1929 -
- March 23, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Construction of Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil, March 1929
- Radio Frequency Amplifier, circa 1936 -
- circa 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Frequency Amplifier, circa 1936
- RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956 -
- 1956
- Collections - Artifact
RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956
- RCA Tabletop Television Receiver, Model 630TS, 1946-1948 - The RCA 630TS is a tabletop television introduced into the post-WWII market. A popular, mass-produced model, it played a role in the rising standardization of television production missing in the early phases of the technology. This model could be purchased in several variations: tabletop (pictured here), chassis-only (installed in custom cabinets), and kit form (assembled from scratch by the customer).
- 1946-1948
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RCA Tabletop Television Receiver, Model 630TS, 1946-1948
The RCA 630TS is a tabletop television introduced into the post-WWII market. A popular, mass-produced model, it played a role in the rising standardization of television production missing in the early phases of the technology. This model could be purchased in several variations: tabletop (pictured here), chassis-only (installed in custom cabinets), and kit form (assembled from scratch by the customer).
- DeForest Wireless Telegraph Station on the Roof-Garden of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 1908-1910 - This image depicts Hugo Gernsback and station manager Elmo Pickerill inside the United Wireless radio station atop the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City (Station "WA"). Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. In 1925, he founded his own AM radio station, WRNY. Pickerill became Chief Radio Officer aboard the SS <em>Leviathan</em> in 1923.
- 1908-1910
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DeForest Wireless Telegraph Station on the Roof-Garden of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 1908-1910
This image depicts Hugo Gernsback and station manager Elmo Pickerill inside the United Wireless radio station atop the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City (Station "WA"). Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. In 1925, he founded his own AM radio station, WRNY. Pickerill became Chief Radio Officer aboard the SS Leviathan in 1923.
- Telegraph Sounder, Made by George M. Phelps, 1860-1865 -
- 1860-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Telegraph Sounder, Made by George M. Phelps, 1860-1865
- Radio Equipment, Fordlandia, Brazil -
- 1926 - 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Equipment, Fordlandia, Brazil