Beschreibung:

A RBZ 5-13 Mc/s Portable Miniature Receiver, American, circa 1943,in painted green Bakelite case , waterproof case with battery box, together leads, headphones and 'restricted instructions' manual, in canvas shoulder bag with carrying strap,
canvas bag 9in x 6in x 3in (23cm x 15cm x 7.5cm) FootnotesProvenance:
The John Elgar-Whinney collection of clandestine radios and cipher machines.
Produced in 1943 by the Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation in New York for the US Navy. These receivers were used during Naval raids such as the D-Day landings and also by resistance groups for the reception of BBC broadcasts.
For further information, see: www.cryptomuseum.com/spy/rbz/index.htm
Literature:
cf. Wireless for the Warrior, Wimborne Publishing Ltd, 2004.