Goblin ‘Time-Spot’ Receiver

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Goblin Time-Spot receiver
Manufacturer Goblin
Production years 1947
Production location (unknown)

Goblin Time-Spot receiver, 1947

Claimed to be the first available commercial radio alarm clock, from the makers of the Goblin Teasmade.

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[edit] How it works

The clock has a third hand, which is set for the time you want the radio to come on. When the clock reaches the preset time it connects the radio to electricity and the radio comes on, waking up the sleeping owner.

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[edit] In the Science Museum

Source: Mr Kebble Inv: No: 1979-452

Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech BritainThis object is currently on display in the Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum, London.

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