Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: PHONE
DATE: 1920–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0542.001

MANUFACTURER: GROSS RADIO CO.
MODEL: CB.25
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 102
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL CABINET/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & DIAL COVERS/ GLASS, SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKINGS PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.8 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 61.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: GROSS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1920s TO 1950s
Canada: USED ENTIRELY IN CANADA FIRST BY CHIBOUGAMAN GOLD MINES WHEN SEARCHING FOR GOLD. LATER PURCHASED BY BOREAL AIRWAYS OF ST. FELICIEN AFTER WWII.
Function: TO TRANSMIT VOICE RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF SMALL RADIO TRANSMITTER DESIGNED FOR PRIVATE (AS OPPOSED TO BROADCAST) USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'GROSS RADIO/ NEW YORK CITY/ MODEL CB25 TYPE PHONE/ POWER 25W SERIAL 102/ Gross [LOGO]/ RADIO'/ 3 TOP DIALS NO. RANGE FROM '0' TO '100'/ 2 MIDDLE DIALS: 'D.C. MILLIAMPERES/ Gross [LOGO]/ RADIO/ NEW YORK/ PAT. PEND'/ 1 DIAL '0' TO '300'; 1 DIAL '0' TO '200'/ BOTTOM LEFT DIAL: 'Gross [LOGO]/ RADIO/ NEW YORK'; '0' TO '100'/ BOTTOM RIGHT DIAL: 'A.C. VOLTS/ TRIPLETT/ MODEL NO. 231/ TEMPLETT ELEC. INST. CO. BLUFFTON, OHIO,U.S.A.'; '0' TO '150'/ NO'S '1' TO '5' & 'MIKE' HANDPAINTED ON FRONT.
Missing: BACK PANEL
Finish: CRINKLE SURFACE PAINTED FLAT BLACK/ BLACK PRINTING.
Decoration: FLOWER-LIKE KNOBS/ MFR'S PLATE ON FRONT PANEL.

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GROSS RADIO CO., Transmitter, radio, circa 1920–1939, Artifact no. 1986.0542, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0542.001/

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