KFUO (Radio Station : Saint Louis, Missouri)

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This is an Eveready Radio “B” Battery, No. 762-S, NEDA 709, 45 volts, with three screw terminals on the top (4“ x 2½” x 5”).

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This is a pink plastic, General Electric AM radio, model 877 (10½” x 5” x 6¾”). It has a 4” diameter tuning dial on the front, c. 1956-1958.

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This is a home-made (?) radio (12½” x 6¼” x 6 7/8”) of dark wood. The attached lid tilts for access to a cylinder with many wires attached and locks in place with two hook-style latches. The front has 4 screw terminals, with a headphone attached to two of them. There is a mounted glass tube with a lever inside that sits in a wire spring and can be moved from the outside. There are two dials with flat-headed bolts used as markers that attach to the wires inside.

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This is a brown plastic Zenith AM/FM radio (14½” x 7½” x 8½”) with no model number and chassis 7G01. It has an 8” diameter tuning dial on the front and a handle on the top, c. 1950.

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This is a Zenith radio (model 8H034) in a wooden case (14½” x 9” x 7”) with knobs from about 1945. There is a display on front for both FM-45 and FM-100 bands, plus AM.

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(MAY 2013 #2 M130 and MAY 2013 #2 M131) These are two Universal Professional Recording Discs. There is no information indicating their purpose. Each one has a 10” diameter, a center hole, and second off-center hole.

Scope and Contents This is a recording lathe (21” x 17” x 10½”) developed by Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation (No. 539B, Serial No. 207). This came with an information card (#11) . It is black with grey metal parts and looks like a phonograph turntable for oversize phonograph records. It has a fabric-covered cord with a standard 2-prong plug and another cord with an unusual 3-prong plug. The arm apparently holds the cartridge noted below, this looks as if it should be fitted into a box. It was used...

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(MAY 2013 #2 M5; MAY 2013 #2 M6) These are two 6” rulers with black tagboard and a silver inscription: “RADIO STATION KFUO | 850 KC | 5000 WATTS” and with various weights and measures on the back side.

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(MAY 2013 #2 M7) This is a 6” ruler in off-white plastic and black inscriptions including: “RADIO STATION KFUO | OWNED BY THE LUTHERAN CHURCH, MISSOURI SYNOD”; both inch and metric units on the front; and with a 1946 calendar on the back.

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This is an “on the air” sign (7½” x 7½” x 2½”) with a white plastic face in a black frame. There is a red imprint of a microphone with the text: “On the Air”. The wires at the back have been cut.