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Radio

Otto Griessing1933

Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Museum
Sydney, Australia

Radio, Volksempfänger (German for "people's receiver") VE 301w, Bakelite / metal / fabric / electronic components, developed by Otto Griessing, made by Lumophon, Bruckner & Stark, Germany, 1933. Radio receiver with a dark brown oblong shaped Bakelite case. At the front of the radio is a circular speaker cover made of woven mesh. Beneath the speaker is a dial (marked in arbitrary numbers, rather than KHz or wavelength) and three circular knobs. At the back of the radio is an on/off switch and a power cord.

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  • Title: Radio
  • Creator: Otto Griessing
  • Date: 1933
  • Location: Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: 392mm (h) x 280mm (w) x 175mm (d)
  • See MAAS website: See MAAS Collection record
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