- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- BBC Crystal Ltd.
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
- Primary inscriptions
- "BRITAIN'S BEST / BBC / CRYSTAL LTD [TRADEMARK] / THE / MIGHTY" printed on label stuck to exterior surface of tin lid. "M_____ ______OM / WIR_________ / CA______ ______ER / BRITA_______ _____ LTD" printed on exterior surface of tin lid.
- Object type
- Radio communication
- Dimensions
- Height: 40mm Width: 30mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 0.05kg
- Inventory No
- 86416
- Accession Number
- 2004-9/365
Description
Galena radio crystals with cotton wool bed in matching small iron tin. Tin painted black with orange printed inscription on exterior of removable lid.
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