Deutscher Kleinempfänger [German small radio] produced in Nazi Germany
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Depth: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
Creator(s)
- G. Schaub (Manufacturer)
Archival History
The radio was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Deutscher Kleinempfänger [German small radio] manufactured by G. Schaub in 1938. The radio was produced to help spread Nazi propaganda. It was made to sell at a low cost, so the majority of people could afford it. It lacked shortwave reception to make it difficult to receive foreign broadcasts. The radio was nicknamed Goebbels’ Schnauze [Snout], referring to the Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, who often addressed the public through radio.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small, square, brown Bakelite radio. In the front is a large, circular hole, covered with dark yellow cloth attached to case interior. Along the bottom case front are 2 knobs, flanking a rectangular opening with a horizontal frequency dial, with 2 sets of numbers, 0-100 and 100-0.
Subjects
- Radio broadcasting, German.
- Radio in politics--Germany--History--20th century.
- Popular culture--Germany--History--20th century.
- Radio in propaganda--Germany--History--20th century.
- Nazi propaganda.
- Propaganda, German.
Genre
- Object
- Audiovisual and Photographic Materials