Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: TRF/DC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1279.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: R3
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET HAS THIN BAKELITE FACEPLATE GLUED TO WOODEN FRONT PANEL. BAKELITE KNOBS, BRASS INDICATORS(POINTERS), BRASS WITH BAKELITE THUMB SCREW CONNECTORS; METAL PHONE JACK, COILS, CAPACITORS & WIRING; RUBBER FEET.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 45.8 cm
Width: 15.7 cm
Height: 23.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED C. 1921- 1930.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EARLY RADIO RECEIVER MANUFACTURED IN CANADA.
Function: TO RECEIVE FROM AN ANTENNA A BROADBAND OF FREQUENCIES, AMPLIFY A SELECTED FREQUENCY, AND CONVERT ANY MODULATED SIGNAL (VOICE OR MUSIC) TO AUDIO FREQUENCIES FOR RECEPTION VIA EARPHONE (S).
Technical: MANUFACTURED IN MONTREAL, PQ BY CANADIAN COMPANY NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Controls on receiver front labelled "FILAMENT CURRENT", "PRIMARY CONDENSER", "PRIMARY INDUCTANCE", "SECONDARY CONDENSER" & "COUPLING"; connections/terminal posts also labelled. "Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED" appears on centre front of receiver, along lower edge. " R3 RADIO RECEIVER/ PATENTED/ 1916 1917 1918/ 1919 1920 1921 " stamped in white on inside back of receiver casing. " GRID/ RESIS[tor]" handwritten in pencil inside casing.
Missing: TUBES, TUBE SOCKETS, GRID LEAK RESISTOR & AUDIO TRANSFORMERS.
Finish: CASE HAS MAHOGANY STAINED & VARNISHED FINISH ON ALL SIDES, SAVE FRONT. BLACK BAKELITE FRONT PANEL MOUNTED ON WOODEN PANEL HAVING BLACK ENAMEL OR LACQUERED EDGES. MARKINGS APPLIED TO FRONT WITH GOLDTONE DECALS. SMOOTH BLACK OR DARK BROWN BAKELITE KNOBS.
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Receiver, radio, circa 1921, Artifact no. 1967.1279, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.1279.001/

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