Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/DC/TABLE/POLICE
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0677.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: H-41B
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1097
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ FABRIC SPEAKER COVER/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & DIAL COVER/ METAL DIAL PLATE/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 33.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: LATE 1930s TO 1940s
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF BATTERY RADIO PROBABLY MADE FOR USE IN RURAL AREAS OR COTTAGES WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'MODEL H41-B/SERIAL NO.1097/MADE IN CANADA/CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/CO LIMITED'/DECALS ON CHASSIS: 'APPROVED/FOR/EVEREADY/TRADE MARKS/AIR CELL/A-1300/RADIO 'A' BATTERY/CANADIAN NATIONAL CARBON CO./LIMITED'/ 'ROBERTSON PINGLE & TILLEY, LIMITED/OTTAWA'/DIAGRAM FOR BATTERY CONNECTIONS GLUED TO BOTTOM/LABEL GLUED TO BOTTOM: 'MODEL H41B/Range 540-1720 Kilocycles/ LOCATION OF RADIOTRONS/[DIAGRAM]/[CANADIAN PATENTS FROM 1916-1932 LISTED - SEE SUPP.INFO.FILE]/General Electric Radio/Super Heterodyne/[NOTICE & WARRANTY]/Forbest results use General Electric Radiotrons/MANUFACTURED IN CANADA/CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/COMPANY LIMITED'/FRONT: 'GENERAL [LOGO] ELECTRIC'/ 'BROADCAST/METERS/POLICE'/DIAL 55 TO 550
Missing: BACK PANEL From CA of 01/23/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing two of four screws fastening chassis to cabinet, corner braces from top rear of cabinet
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ BROWN SPEAKER COVER/ SILVER COLOURED DIAL PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BROWN KNOBS
Decoration: CURVEDFRONT TOP/ TWO NARROW INCISED LINES FROM BACK TOP TO FRONT BOTTOM/ TWO WOODEN BARS OVER SPEAKER COVER/ BULLET SHAPED KNOBS

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Receiver, radio, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1986.0677, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0677.001/

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