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.
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a: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Depth: 5.625 inches (14.287 cm) b: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm)
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a. 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. The interior has 3 Nazi emblems. The mechanical workings are largely intact, as is the 2 prong plug with cloth covered cord. b. Cardboard back with a grid pattern cut out in the upper half, with 3 screw holes on the panel edges.
Deutscher Kleinempfänger [German small radio]
The Deutscher Kleinempfänger radio was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.