Vintage NEW radio DIAL with KNOB 100-0-100 OD 3.75 inch by TRANSITONE

Description

YOU ARE BIDDING FOR ONE VINTAGE BRAND NEW DIAL with KNOB.
MADE in USA by TRANSITONE.
OD = 3.75 inch ......94 mm
FOR 1/4 inch SHAFT with BRASS insert...see the pics.
MATERIAL : PLASTIC KNOB with DIAL .
OD of the tuning knob is 1 inch....26 mm.
The 3 mounting holes are in a  triangle shape = 4.2 x 3.6 x 4.2 inch
VEEEERY GOOD COSMETIC CONDITION !!
AS I SAID : BRAND NEW !! IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING .THE NEWS PAPERS THEY USED
FOR THE PACKAGING ARE DATED AUGUST 25 1929 !!
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WHAT IS PARASET:
The Paraset was a small, low-power,
thermionic valve
CW
morse code
-only
radio
transmitter
-
receiver
supplied to the
resistance
groups in
France
,
Belgium
and the
Netherlands
during
World War II
.
The Paraset was one of the first successful miniaturized radio sets for
Britain
's
Special Operations Executive
which conducted
espionage
and other activities behind
German
lines during World War II.
The set, known as the Whaddon Mark VII, was used for clandestine radio communication primarily in
Norway
and
Europe
, developed at the
Royal Signals
Special Communications Unit workshops at
Little Horwood
and the workshops of
Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire
in the early stages of World War II. The equipment is known as the “Paraset” because it was dropped by parachute for field agents.
Receiver
coverage: 3.0 to 7.6
MHz
, one band.
Transmitter
coverage: slightly more than 3.0 to 7.6
MHz
, two bands, selectable.
Power output: 4 to 5
watts
. Number of
amateur radio
operators build and operate replicas of the Paraset.
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