Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/SUPERHET/AC-DC/PORTABLE
DATE: 1948–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0222.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Victor Co. of Canada
MODEL: BP-6
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: I-912
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE WITH PLASTIC ENDS AND HANDLE/ METAL CHASSIS/ GLASS TUBES

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 27.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1940s AND 1950s
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY AC/DC PORTABLE. ONE OF A SERIES THAT BEGAN IN THE U.S. IN 1946.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'RCA VICTOR' ON TOP/ LOGO CENTRE FRONT/ LABELS INSIDE BACK COVER READ: 'RCA Victor Radio/ Super-Heterodyne/ Range 540-1600 Kilocycles/ Made in Canada by RCA Victor Company Limited,/ and licensed only for non-commercial reception of/ public radio telephone broadcasting. Patents 1931/ to 1947/ LOCATION OF RADIOTRONS/ [DIAGRAM]/ THIS SET IS DESIGNED FOR AND/EQUIPPED WITH GENUINE RADIOTRONS/ WARNING [FOLLOWED BY EXTRACT FROM CAN RADIO TELEGRAPH ACT 1938 PART 1166F].'/ WARNING REGARDING PLUG IN ENG & FR/ 1943 CESA APPROVAL STICKER/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM: 'MODEL 66BX'
Missing: From CA of 02/05/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing cord storage tube
Finish: BROWN ENDS AND HANDLE ON CASE/ DULL FINISH ON METAL EXCEPT FOR CENTRAL SHINY FRONT SECTION/ GOLD COLOUR ON KNOBS.
Decoration: MFG'S LOGO CENTRE FRONT/ HORIZONTAL BAR GRID OVER SPEAKER IN CENTRE FRONT.

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RCA Victor Co. of Canada, Receiver, radio, circa 1948–1949, Artifact no. 1988.0222, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0222.001/

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