General Information

Serial #

14054

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CASE/ METAL HARDWARE, WORKING PARTS & BELL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & BASE PLATE AT TOP, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length

15.0 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

19.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TELEFUNKEN

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Berlin

Context

Country

Europe

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1906 ON - MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY PHILLIPPE LE GRANDE IN THE BELGIAN UNDERGROUND, WWII.

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED IN THE DETECTION OF DAMPED & CONTINUOUS RADIO WAVES & FOR TESTINGTRANSMITTERS & RECEIVERS FOR CONTINUOUS WAVES.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A 'SLIDING CONTACT' TYPE OF RADIO DETECTOR FROM A TIME PERIOD WHEN MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVICES WERE BEING TRIED FOR RADIO WAVE DETECTION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATES ON FRONT READ: 'Gesellschaft f. drahtlose/ Telegraphie m.b.h. Berlin'/ 'Type E.D. 63/ Apparat No. 14054'/ PAINTED ON FRONT: '010. 100.'/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM: '22'/ KNOB ON FRONT: 'Arret/ erung'/ PRINTED ON KNOB ON TOP: 'Ab An'/ DIAL READING FROM 0 TO 20 STAMPED ON TOP BASE.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK SHINY BASE PLATE/ MITERED CORNERS

Decoration

METAL TRIM STRIP AROUND BOTTOM EDGE OF LID AND TOP EDGE OF CASE. BASE OF CASE EXTENDS OUT FROM SIDES.