Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AMPLITUDE MODULATION
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0552.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Mfg. Inc.
MODEL: 100 E; 250 E
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: RKS 227
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: The body is metal with perforated side and rear panels. The dial/knobs are bakelite and metal, the gauges are metal and glass. The switches are bakelite and the serial number plates are metal. The light indicators are plastic. The base of the unit is wood.

Dimensions

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

Length: 151.1 cm
Width: 161.1 cm
Height: 173.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used in Canada
Function: This equipment was used to broadcast electromagnetic radiation of radio frequencies. The transmitter consists of devices for producing the carrier wave, modulating it and feeding it to the carrier system.
Technical: Example of mid-1930s technology.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: None
Finish: The body is painted grey, while the corner sections are dark grey. The bottom section on which the transmitter rests is painted black.
Decoration: N/A

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RCA Mfg. Inc., Transmitter, radio, circa 1936, Artifact no. 1985.0552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0552.001/

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