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Deutscher Kleinempfänger [German small radio] produced in Nazi Germany

Object | Accession Number: 1997.119.1
1997.119.1 front Deutscher Kleinempfänger [German small radio] produced in Nazi Germany Click to enlarge

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.

Geography
manufacture : Germany
Language
German
Classification
Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
Category
Audio equipment
Object Type
Radio Receivers and reception (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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About This Object

Physical Description
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.
Dimensions
overall : 9.375 x 9.375 x 5.625 in. (23.813 x 23.813 x 14.287 cm.)
Materials
overall : wood, metal, cloth, plastic, paint, bakelite (tm)

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Deutscher Kleinempfänger radio was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:26:41
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Also in Andre Saupe collection

The Andre Saupe collection comprise the Margaretha Rosenfeld papers as well as a Volksempfaenger DKE 38 radio, two books, a newspaper, and two lists of publications.

Margaretha Rosenfeld papers

Margaretha Rosenfeld papers

Document

Margaretha Rosenfeld (1871-1944) was born Emma Maria Margaretha Diesel in Chemitz to Adolf and Friederike Diesel. She lived in Kleinmachnow with her husband, Bernhard Rosenfeld (1867-1942), who was born in Leipzig to Juda and Sara Pepie Rosenfeld. Although Margaretha was not Jewish, Bernhard was forced to wear the yellow star, was subject to the Judenvermögensabgabe, was forced to sell the family’s house, and saw his Dresdner Bank account placed under the supervision of the Devisenstelle. Their daughter, Gertrud Rosenfeld (1895-?), was also considered Jewish under the Nuremberg laws even though she was raised Christian.

Book

Publication

Newspaper

Publication

List of new publications, Schocken Verlag, Judischer Buchverlag, 1937 August

Document

List of publications from Jewish publishing houses, dated 1937 August.

List of new publications, Schocken Verlag, Judischer Buchverlag, 1937 August

Document

List of publications from Jewish publishing houses, dated 1937 August.

Book

Publication

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