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Nom de l'objet :	Radio
Catégorie de l'objet :	Telecommunication device
Numéro d'accession :	1993.559
Date de fin de production :	1993-12-31
Description :	Spartan type radio. AM and Short Wave. License attached to top London Canada, preprogrammed buttons, handwritten. License is attached with a string.
Commentaires :	This radio was originally owned by J. Alvin West, of Napean Street, Port Hawkesbury. It was purchased just before the outbreak of World War ll, in September of 1939. The radio had AM and Shortwave bands. War news could be picked up from London, England, and Mr. West spent many hours throughout the war listening to the shortwave war newscasts. The radio license was required at a cost of $2.50 per year. If you did not have a license, you were fined by a Department of Transport License inspector. This act was later repealed. Radio donated and information provided the donor , son of J. Alvin West - October 15, 1993. License #E 1034549
Hauteur :	28 cm
Longueur :	51 cm
Largeur :	22 cm
Établissement :	Strait Area Museum Facebook-Strait Area Museum
Ville de l'établissement :	Port Hastings
Province de l'établissement :	Nova Scotia

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