Converter, frequency modulator

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/TABLE
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0231.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: M-894
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: C14138
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: VENEERED WOOD CASE/ PLASTIC KNOBS AND SELECTION PANEL COVER/ 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: 31.0 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940s AND 1950s
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AM RECEIVER (OR AMPLIFIER) TO RECEIVE FM BROADCAST SIGNALS.
Technical: ONE OF THE EARLIER 'ADD-ON' DEVICES MARKETED TO ALLOW FM RECEPTION AFTER WWII WITHOUT HAVING TO BE A COMPLETE RADIO
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'MODEL M894 VOLTS 110-120 CYCLES 25-60/ SERIAL C14138 WATTS 37/ A.E.L. MADE IN CANADA/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED'/ ON FRONT: 'WESTINGHOUSE'
Missing: BACK PANEL MISSING
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD/ BROWN KNOBS TRIMMED WITH GOLD COLOUR/ GOLD COLOUR PRINTING/ RED AND WHITE NOS. ON DIAL
Decoration: REEDED FRONT CORNERS/ CURVED WOOD FRAME ATTACHED TO FRONT OVER SELECTION PLATE/ RIDGE AROUND TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF CASE

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Converter, frequency modulator, circa 1946, Artifact no. 1988.0231, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0231.001/

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