Detector, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER/TUBE
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.0130.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Marconi Co.
- MODEL
- M.S.A.5
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 133
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CABINET WITH METAL HARDWARE/ BAKELITE FRONT PANEL/ TINNED COPPER RIGID WIRING/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ BAKELITE KNOBS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Height
- 34.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Communications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Marconi
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- 1920'S TO 1937
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF DETECTOR MADE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
GENERAL: USED TO DETECT OR CONVERT MODULATED RAIO FREQUENCY ENERGY TO AUDIO ENERGY & AMPLIFY TO EARPHONE LEVEL, THAT IS APROXIMATELY 0DB INTO 600 OHMS. SPECIFIC: THIS UNIT USED FOR SHIP-TO-SHORE COMMUNICATION. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON FRONT PANEL: `AMPLIFIER/ TYPE-MSA5/ MARCONI/ CANADA' `REACTION' `DETECTOR' `AMPLIFIER' `1ST.AUDIO' `2ND AUDIO' `PHONE' `REACT' `GIF'/ MFG. PLATE ON TOP: `CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY/ PATENTED/ TYPE 19735 SERIAL 133'
- Missing
- REAR RUBBER FEET/ VACUUM TUBES
- Finish
- CABINET - DARK MAHOGANY STAIN & VARNISHED/ BLACK FRONT PANEL & KNOBS/ WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Marconi Co., Detector, radio, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1970.0130, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0130.001/
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