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Pye Westminster Radio (transportable)

Accession Number

464.2008.1(a-b)

Object Name

Pye Westminster Radio (transportable)

Created

24/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

24/11/2008

Brief Description

Radio in grey portable padded canvas case. Removable aerial and green plastic hand microphone. Case has one canvas webbed carrying strap with metal buckle.

Materials

metal, canvas

Dimensions

case - 34(h) x 32(w) x 17( d)cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On silver circle on black plastic rectangle on front of case "PYE" On top of radio "PYE WESTMINSTER" and two red attached strips with
"86.3125 MHZ ONLY TORRIDON & KINLOCHEWE"

Colour

grey, silver, metallic blue

Maker

Pye

Object Production Place

England

Provenance

Pye Westminster radios first appeared in 1967 and were popular with police forces. The Scottish Northern Constabulary (as it was called then) provided radios for the Mountain Rescue teams in their area in those days, so it was logical to give the teams a radio similar to the ones they were using, albeit on a different frequency to theirs.
This particular radio was used as a base set by Torridon Mountain Rescue Team in the 1970/80's until new technology took over and rendered it obsolete and the team kindly donated it to our collection. You'll find a Pye Portable radio which was used in conjunction with this radio elsewhere in the collection.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Torridon Mountain Rescue Team

Acquisition Date

24/11/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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