German small receiver DKE 38

On view in Munich
DesignWerksentwurf (Lorenz
Ingenieur Stapelfeldt)
Date Draft 1938
ProductionGemeinschaftserzeugnis der deutschen Rundfunkindustrie (Eumig)/Loewe
DesignWerksentwurf (Lorenz
Ingenieur Stapelfeldt)
Date Draft 1938
ProductionGemeinschaftserzeugnis der deutschen Rundfunkindustrie (Eumig)/Loewe

In order to spread National Socialist propaganda more easily, Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels had cheap radios developed. The Deutsche Kleinempfänger (produced from 1938–1944) achieved his goal: it was the first radio which almost half of its buyers owned.

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Further detail

DesignWerksentwurf (Lorenz
Ingenieur Stapelfeldt)
ProductionGemeinschaftserzeugnis der deutschen Rundfunkindustrie (Eumig)/Loewe
Place of productionKronach, Germany, Vienna Europe, Austria
Size Height: 24.3 cm, width: 24.1 cm, depth: 13.7 cm
MaterialPlastic, Phenoplast "Bakelite"
ColourBrown, Dark brown
GenreRadio, Phono, Video
Inventory no883/2009

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