Zenith radio receiver
date: label: date made
content: 1924
name: label: maker
content: Zenith
label: maker
content: Thordarson Electric Manufacturing Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The cabinet style of this specimen is distinctly that of the Chicago Radio Laboratory, manufacturers of the "Zenith" radio. While makings and schematic diagram are missing, inspection reveals this model to be a regenerative detector with three stages of audio frequency amplification. Three Thordarson audio transformers are used. Filament rheostats are available for each 201A type tube. (tubes missing) Panel has elaborate tuning, and output jacks for detector and respective audio stages. Filament observation screens are also available on front panel. REF: Appearance similar to Model 1R & 2R receivers, illustrated in "Chicago Radio Laboratory Catalog Sheet (Clark Collection: CWC 45-485-A).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
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.320934
label: accession number
content: 241556
label: catalog number
content: 320934
objectType: label: Object Name
content: radio receiver
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 1/4 in x 21 1/2 in x 10 in; 41.275 cm x 54.61 cm x 25.4 cm