General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood cabinet; metal chassis; bakelite? knobs.

Dimensions

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

Length

88.5 cm

Width

50.5 cm

Height

107.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radar

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Camden

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1941 at NRC for radar experiments.

Canada

Used at NRC in the very early work on radar.

Function

To receive television broadcast signals and convert them into black & white pictures and associated sound, as well as to receive, demodulate and amplify standard broadcast signals.

Technical

This type of set introduced at New York World's Fair in 1939. The picture tube is mounted vertically because of its' great length. The picture was viewed via the mirror in the lid. This set used for early radar research & was purchased by NRC for this purpose. Set was refurbished at NRC before it was transferred to CSTM. Restored to operating condition by NRC for the IEEE show in Toronto in the fall of 1971. The TRK-12 differs from the TRK 120 only in a couple of tubes.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's label reads "26608/ WARNING - HIGH VOLTAGE/ THIS INSTRUMENT CONTAINS APPARATUS PRODUCING/ HIGH VOLTAGES. NO ONE BUT A TRAINED SERVICE/ ENGINEER SHOULD MAKE REPAIRS OR ADJUSTMENTS/ TO THE TELEVISION APPARATUS" and below "RCA MANUFACTURING CO., INC./ CAMDEN, N.J. MADE IN U.S.A.". Other label reads "FOR BEST RECEPTION!/ INSTALL SPECIAL/ RCA ANTENNA--/ USE ONLY GENUINE/ RCA RADIO TUBES/ [two RCA logos]/ TRADEMARKS REG. U.S. PAT OFF./ SEE LICENSE NOTICE/ RCA VICTOR".

Missing

Nil.

Finish

Medium colour wood veneer cabinet with a hinged lid. Interior of lid has a mirror. Interior electronics are mounted into the wooden frame. Glass television screen with bakelite? knobs and panel. Wood and brown metal back panel with mfr's print stamped in ink.

Decoration

N/A