Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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.
- Date
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manufacture:
1938
- Geography
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manufacture:
Stassfurt (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Acquisition Fund
- Markings
- back panel, printed : Deutscher Kleinempfänger 1938
- Contributor
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Manufacturer:
G. Schaub
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
- Category
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Audio equipment
- Object Type
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Radio Receivers and reception (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Small, square, brown Bakelite radio. In the front is a large, circular hole, covered with dark yellow cloth attached to case interior. Along the bottom case front are 2 knobs, flanking a rectangular opening with a horizontal frequency dial, with 2 sets of numbers, 0-100 and 100-0.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Depth: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
- Materials
- overall : bakelite (tm), metal, cardboard, cloth, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The radio was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-13 16:11:45
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn163977
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