Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/SUPERHET/AC/TABLE
DATE: 1934–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0227.001

MANUFACTURER: VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: 128
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 0177
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: VENEERED WOOD CASE/ PLASTIC KNOBS/ METAL CHASSIS/ GLASS BROADCAST SELECTION COVER/ FABRIC OVER SPEAKER/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 42.5 cm
Width: 28.6 cm
Height: 55.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: VICTOR
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930s AND 1940s
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM AND SHORT WAVE STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF GOOD QUALITY MULTIBAND RADIO OF THE MID 1930s
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE READS: 'MODEL 128 VOLTS 105-125/ WATTS 85 CYCLES 25-60/ MADE IN CANADA/ SERIAL NO. 0177/ VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY/ OF CANADA LIMITED'/ LABEL READS:'Victor Radio/ SuperHeterodyne/ MODEL 128/ Range 540-58,000 Kilocycles/ Made in Canada by Victor Talking Machine Com-/ pany of Canada, Limited, on behalf of and as agent/ for Canadian General Electric Company Limited/ and licensed under patents owned and controlled by/ Canadian Radio Patents Limited only for non-/ commercial reception of public radio telephone/ broadcasting. Patented 1916-1932 inclusive.'/ 'Victor' AND LOGO ON FRONT.
Missing: NO BACK PANEL From CA of 12/20/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - 2nd tube from proper left broken during inspection
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD/ GOLD COLOURED FABRIC/ BROWN KNOBS.
Decoration: REEDED SIDE FRONT CASE/ VERTICAL CUT-OUTS IN FRONT OF SPEAKER FILLED WITH WOVEN PATTERNED FABRIC/ WORLD MAP IN CENTRE OF CIRCULAR BROADCAST SELECTION PLATE/ ARCHED CENTRAL SECTION OF CASE

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VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. OF CANADA LTD., Receiver, radio, circa 1934–1935, Artifact no. 1988.0227, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0227.001/

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