'Ambassador' console broadcast receiver

Made:
1951 in Brighouse
manufacturer:
R N Fitton Limited
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'Ambassador' console broadcast receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

'Ambassador' console broadcast receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

'Ambassador' console broadcast receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

'Ambassador' console broadcast receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

'Ambassador' console broadcast receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

'Ambassador' console broadcast receiver, made in 1951 by R N Fitton Ltd, Brighouse, Yorkshire, the actual example displayed in the Transport and Communications Pavilion (Catalogue No E912), South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain, 1951.

Details

Category:
Radio Communication
Object Number:
2007-42
Materials:
steel (metal), metal (unknown), aluminium (metal), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), sapele veneer, wood composites (plywood) and cardboard
Measurements:
overall: 835 mm x 610 mm x 270 mm, 21kg
type:
radio receiver
credit:
Gift in Memory of Mr. Christopher J. Whitcombe