Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AMATEUR
DATE: 1947–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1063.001

MANUFACTURER: Harvey-Wells Electronics Inc.
MODEL: TBS50
LOCATION: Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL CABINET AND PANELS/ MISC. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MOUNTED IN THE CABINET/ CONTROLS AND SWITCHES MOUNTED ON THE FRONT PANEL WITH A CURRENT METER USED FOR TUNING AND MONITORING CIRCUIT FUNCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.5 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Harvey Wells
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Southbridge

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1948 THROUGH 1965
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO TRANSMIT RADIO SIGNALS (A.M. PHONE AND CW) ON THE AMATEUR RADIO ASSIGNED FREQUENCIES.
Technical: OTHER THAN THE INTRODUCTION OF BAND SWITCHING ON A LOW COST TRANSMITTER, THE DESIGN WAS SIMILAR TO EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AFTER ABOUT 1935. PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS UNIT IN 1948, MOST AMATEUR TRANSMITTERSUSED PLUG-IN COILS TO CHANGE BANDS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT PANEL: 'TRANSMITTER MODEL TBS-50'/ METER: 'MILLIAMPERES/ DIRECT CURRENT/ MARION ELEC. INST. CO-USA'/ BADGE: 'Harvey-WELLS/ ELECTRONICS'/VARIOUS MARKINGS AROUND CONTROLS/ CHART ATTACHED ON FRONT GIVING: 'BAND' AND 'XTAL/ RANGE' FROM '3.5' TO '148.0'
Missing: NIL
Finish: GRAY HAMMERLIN/ WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: HARVEY-WELLS LOGO ON FRONT PANEL

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Harvey-Wells Electronics Inc., Transmitter, radio, between 1947–1954, Artifact no. 1987.1063, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1063.001/

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