Westinghouse "Aeriola Sr." radio receiver
date: label: date made
content: c 1922-23
label: date made
content: ca 1922-23
label: date made
content: ca 1922
name: label: maker
content: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Marked: "Westinghouse Aeriola Sr. Receiver / Type RF Style 319564". On plate: "Patented 10/6/14 10/6/21 / Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. / East Springfield, Mass." Instruction sheet glued under lid. Regenerative detector, licensed under Armstrong patent, using single WD-11 Aeriotron tube. Wavelength range is 190-500 meters, and manufacturer clams usefulness for unit in receiving Government market and weather reports on 485 meters. Controls include filament rheostat, tickler, and station tuning. Original price: $65.00. REF: "Clymer-Greenwood", page 115; "Langley Set Index", p. 58; RCA Catalog (1922) "Radio Enters the Home", pp. 18-20.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.320931
label: accession number
content: 241556
label: catalog number
content: 320931
label: catalog number
content: 320931
objectType: label: Object Name
content: radio receiver
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 8 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 17.145 cm x 21.59 cm x 19.05 cm