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B1495-2 Radio receiver, Catalina flying boat, "Frigate Bird II", metal / Bakelite, made by Western Electric, New York, New York, United States of America, 1940-1951, used on pioneering flight Australia-Chile, by P G Taylor, 1951
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Object statement
Radio receiver, Catalina flying boat, "Frigate Bird II", metal / Bakelite, made by Western Electric, New York, New York, United States of America, 1940-1951, used on pioneering flight Australia-Chile, by P G Taylor, 1951
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The radio receiver was made between approximately 1940 and 1951 by the Western Electric Company in, New York, United States of America.

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Description
Radio receiver, Catalina flying boat, "Frigate Bird II", metal / Bakelite, made by Western Electric, New York, New York, United States of America, 1940-1951, used on pioneering flight Australia-Chile, by P G Taylor, 1951

A radio receiver consisting of a rectangular metal box containing electrical wiring. A control panel with dials can be seen on one end of the box and a metal a cylinder is attached to the opposite end.
Made: Western Electric Co; New York, United States of America; 1940 - 1951
Marks
Metal label reads 'SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY / RADIO RECEIVER BC-455-B / SERIAL NO. 88824 / MADE BY / WESTERN ELECTRIC / NEW YORK, N.Y.'
Inscribed on one side 'SC / 1296 / A'
Metal label to rear cylinder 'Westinghouse / DYNA MOTOR / STYLE #957972 / CONTINUOUS DUTY. RATING / DC INPUT / VOLTS 28 / AMPS 1.1 / D.C. OUTPUT / VOLTS 250 / AMPS 0.05 / MANUFACTURED BY / WESTERN ELECTRIC KS-5572 L1. / MADE IN U.S.A'.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
B1495-2
Production date
1940 - 1951
Height
140 mm
Width
120 mm
Depth
310 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Sir Patrick Gordon Taylor GC MC, 1962

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/207902 |title=B1495-2 Radio receiver, Catalina flying boat, "Frigate Bird II", metal / Bakelite, made by Western Electric, New York, New York, United States of America, 1940-1951, used on pioneering flight Australia-Chile, by P G Taylor, 1951 |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=23 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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