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Transmitter and receiver from KZC radio station, ca. 1922

In April 1922, KZC was the third radio station to be licensed in Seattle, after stations KFC and KHQ. Station KHZ was located at 1429 1st Ave but was deleted in April 1923. Louis Wasmer built this receiving and transmitting apparatus, and he was the first operator of station KHQ which lasted until at least the 1960s.
ID Number: 1960.1881
Date: Circa 1922
Physical Description: 1 Transceiver; wood, metal, brass; Open: 31 in.H x 30 in.W x 22.5 in.D, Closed: 13 in.H x 30 in.W x 15 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1960.1881
Subjects: Mass Media