Truck, tower
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TELEVISION MICROWAVE ANTENNA
- DATE
- 1961
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0643.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Chrysler Corp.
- MODEL
- DODGE/700
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- 5782911901
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ RUBBER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 1410.0 cm
- Width
- 252.0 cm
- Height
- 360.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Industrial vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Chrysler
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1961-1982
- Canada
-
"CHERRY PICKER" DESIGNED BY TED TRUMP WHO ORIGINALLY BUILT MACHINES FOR PICKING APPLES IN OKANAGAN VALLEY. DEVICE WAS ALSO USED IN MINING INDUSTRY TO ENABLE MINERS TO REACH ROOFS OF UNDERGROUND CAVERNS. UNIQUE, CUSTOM BUILT MACHINE. DESIGNED, DEVELOPEDAND BUILT IN CANADA & ADAPTED FOR COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTION BY BELL CANADA. POSSIBLY IT IS ONLY ONE OF A KIND. - Function
-
MOBILE MICROWAVE TOWER USED FOR REMOTE LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE. IT PICKED UP TELEVISION SIGNAL & BEAMED IT TO REGULAR MICROWAVE TOWER, TO BELL SWITCHING CENTRE, TO TELEPHONE NETWORK & TV STUDIO. - Technical
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MOBILE MICROWAVE TOWER UNIT DEVELOPED BY BELL CANADA, BUILT ON DODGE SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS WITH STANDARD DUMP TRUCK CAB. TWO 40 FT. FOLDING ARMS, ROTATING BASE, OUTRIGGERS, & BASKET LEVELING DEVICE MFD. BY TRUMP GIRAFFE CO., BC, CAN. ANTENNA ORIENTATION CONTROLS & BASKET DEVELOPED BY BELL CANADA ENGINEERS & MFD. BY MUSSONS, MONTREAL. 85 FT. TOWER CARRIES FOUR MICROWAVE DISHES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING '700' ON EACH SIDE OF HOOD/ '40D13022' PAINTED IN YELLOW ON FRONT & BACK/ LETTERING READING 'TELEVISION/ PROGRAMME TRANSMISSION SERVICE' ON ONE SIDE & 'SERVICE DE TRANSMISSION DE PROGRAMMES/ DE TELEVISION' ON OTHER.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CAB PAINTED DARK GREEN/ TRAILER & TOWER BASE PAINTED YELLOW/ TOWER PAINTED WHITE & BROWN.
- Decoration
- GREEN & GOLD BELL CANADA LOGOS ON DOORS, SIDES, BACK/ "DODGE" LOGO
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Chrysler Corp., Truck, tower, 1961, Artifact no. 1982.0643, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0643.001/
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