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OBJECT TYPE: AM/AC-BATTERY/TUBE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1947–1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0973.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Marconi Co.
MODEL: 265
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 2491
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CABINET: WOOD COVERED WITH FABRIC/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE & KNOBS/ METAL SPEAKER COVER & DIAL PLATE/ SYNTHETIC, GLASS & METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 24.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Marconi
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CA. LATE 1940'S - 50'S
Canada: MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF SMALL PORTABLE SET CAPABLE OF BOTH BATTERY AND AC OPERATION
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG. PLATE: 'MODEL 265/ SERIAL 2491/ 117 VOLTS 0.18 AMPS/ 25/60 CYCLES/ CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY'/ CSA APPROVED STICKER '3824'/ LABEL ON INSIDEBACK: 'LICENSED IN CANADA UNDER/ PATENTS AND PATENT RIGHTS OF YEARS 1931-1948/ CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED/ AND/ CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY/ VANCOUVER MONTREAL HALIFAX/ WINNIPEG TORONTO ST.JOHN'S NFLD/ LICENSED ONLY FOR THE NON COMMERCIAL RECEPTION OF RADIO-TELEPHONE BROADCASTING/ BATTERIES REQUIRED FOR THIS RECEIVER'/ PRINTED ON BACK PANEL: "IMPORTANT - REMOVE BATTERIES FROM RECEIVER AS SOON AS THEY ARE EXHAUSTED/ THE TUBES IN THIS RECEIVER SHOULD BE CHECKED NOT/ LATER THAN -/ REPLACE DEFECTIVE TUBES ONLY WITH:/ MARCONI R.V.C. RADIOTRONS/ SOLD BY/ MFR 4 ½" V. "A." 45 V. "B."/ EVEREADY #746 2 REQ'D 482 MINI-MAX 2 REQ'D/ BURGRESS G3 2 REQ'D 1733 2 REQ'D/ CAUTION/ DISCONNECT POWER CORD FROM/ OUTLET BEFORE REMOVING CHAS-/ SIS FROM CABINET./ WARNING/ ANY PERSON INSTALLING OR/ OPERATING THIS RECEIVING SET/ WITHOUT FIRST HAVING OBTAINED/ A LICENCE FROM THE MINISTER/ OF TRANSPORT OF CANADA,/ IS LIABLE, ON SUMMARY CONVIC-/ TION, TO A FINE OF NOT EXCEEDING/ TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, AND THE/ SAID RECEIVING SET MAY BE/ FORFEITED TO HIS MAJESTY BY/ ORDER OF THE MINISTER, FOR SUCH/ DISPOSITION AS THE MINISTER/ MAY DIRECT. (EXTRACT FROM THE/ RADIO TELEGRAPH ACT 1938,/ PART 11.66F.)/ GUARANTEE NOTICE/ THE GUARANTEE UNDER WHICH/ THIS RADIO IS SOLD DOES NOT/ PROVIDE FOR FREE INSTALLATION/ OR ANY SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THE/ DEALER'S STORE. IT MUST BE RE-/ TURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FREE/ SERVICE WITHIN THE GUARANTEE/ AND DEALERS ARE REQUIRED TO/ MAKE A SERVICE CHARGE FOR ALL/ OUTSIDE CALLS./ 501-612"./ DIAL NUMBERS: '55 60 70 80 100 120 140 160'/ 'Marconi' BELOW DIAL.
Missing: From CA of 06/11/1996 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: CABINET COVERED WITH IMITATION REPTILE SKIN, BROWNISH RED/ BROWN HANDLE/ GOLD PAINTED SPEAKER COVER & DIAL PLATE/ WHITE KNOBS & NUMBERS
Decoration: N/A

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