Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM/AC/FLOOR
- DATE
- 1931
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0678.001
- MANUFACTURER
- De Forest Crosley Ltd.
- MODEL
- PRELUDE/905
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CABINET/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ METAL DOOR KNOBS AND DIAL SURROUND/ METAL CHASSIS/ METAL, CLASS AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ FABRIC SPEAKER COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 61.0 cm
- Width
- 40.5 cm
- Height
- 145.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Deforest
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1930's
- Canada
-
Made in Canada. - Function
-
To receive, demodulate and amplify AM standard broadcast signals. - Technical
-
Example of good quality console radio of the period. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENSE/ PAT. 1924.26.27.30 OTH PEND./ HAZELTINE CORP./ PAT. 1914.15.17.18.19.20/ 21.23.24.25.29/ CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LTD./ Only for the non-/ commercial reception/ of public radio telephone/ broadcasting/ H.E.P.C. APPROVAL NO 1811/ TYPE 905 25-60 CYCLE/ 113W AT 120V 25 CYCLES/ 109W AT 120V 60 CYCLES/ MADE IN CANADA BY/ DE FOREST RADIO/ CORP. LTD./ TORONTO CANADA'/ DECAL: 'SOLD BY C.W. LINDSAY & CO.LIMITED'/STAMPED: 'TO1184'/ PLATE ON CABINET: 'BUILT BY/ MCLAGAN/ STRATFORD CANADA'/ MEDALLION ON FRONT: 'DE FOREST/ CROSLEY'/ DIAL: 'KILOCYCLES/ 550 [TO] 1100'
- Missing
- BACK PANEL/ DECORATIVE BOSS FROM CENTRE TOP FRONT UNGLUED AND STORED AS PT. From CA of 04/30/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
- Finish
- STAINED AND VARNISHED CABINET/ BROWN KNOBS
- Decoration
- MOLDING AROUND TOP& BOTTOM EDGES OF CABINET/ FRETWORK OVER SPEAKER COVER/ TURNED LEGS WITH FLUTED TOPS AND SQUARE BLOCKED BOTTOMS/ BALL FEET/ RECTANGULAR PANELS AFFIXED TO FRONT SIDES/ DECORATIVE GEOMETRIC WOOD STRIPS AFFIXED TO TOP FRONT/ ARCHED WOOD PANEL WITH FLUTED SUPPORT PILLARS AFFIXED TO MIDDLE FRONT SECTION/ SLIDING FRONT DOORS/ INLAID WOOD TRIM ON DOORS
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