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.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
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. 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: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Depth: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm)
- Materials
- overall : plastic, metal, cloth, glass, cardboard, 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 Deutscher Kleinempfänger radio was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-14 07:09:16
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