Deutscher Kleinempfänger [German small radio]
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Depth: 5.625 inches (14.287 cm)
b: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm)
Creator(s)
- G. Schaub (Manufacturer)
Archival History
The Deutscher Kleinempfänger radio was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
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
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. 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. The interior has 3 Nazi emblems. The mechanical workings are largely intact, as is the 2 prong plug with cloth covered cord. b. Cardboard back with a grid pattern cut out in the upper half, with 3 screw holes on the panel edges.
Subjects
- Radio broadcasting, German.
- Radio in politics--Germany--History--20th century.
- Propaganda, German.
- Radio in propaganda--Germany--History--20th century.
- Popular culture--Germany--History--20th century.
- Nazi propaganda.
Genre
- Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
- Object