Receiver, television & radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- B&W/Floor/Mirror viewing
- DATE
- 1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0663.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA Victor
- MODEL
- TRK-12
- LOCATION
- Camden, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
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
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RCA Victor, Receiver, television & radio, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1971.0663, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0663.001/
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