Deutscher Kleinempfänger [German small radio] produced in Nazi Germany

Identifier
irn7097
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.74.1a-d
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Depth: 5.625 inches (14.287 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The Deutscher Kleinempfänger radio was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Peter Abzug.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Peter Abzug

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. Front has large round hole, covered with mustard colored cloth, attached to interior of the case. Lower center front has horizontal frequency dial, with 2 sets of numbers, 0-100 and 100-0, and 2 knobs. Interior has 3 Nazi emblems Mechanical workings are largely intact, as is the 2 prong plug with cloth covered cord. Cardboard back has a grid pattern cut out of upper half, with 3 screw holes on the panel edges.

On the back, written on the cardboard "Deutscher Kleinempfanger 1938" (and other technical explanations in German).

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Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.