General Information

Serial #

3449

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CABINET/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ FABRIC SPEAKER COVER/ METAL REPRODUCER & TONE-ARM/ PAPER DIAL

Dimensions

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

Length

75.0 cm

Width

48.0 cm

Height

108.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Rogers

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1920s & 1930s

Canada

Made in Canada. Minerva was the trade name used by Eaton's of Canada for the radio sets sold in their department stores and through their catalogues.

Function

RECEIVES AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS & PLAYS 78 RPM RECORDS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY CANADIAN RADIO/RECORD PLAYER COMBINATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'MINERVA' ON FRONT PLATE/ MFR'S PLATE READS: 'ROGERS/ BATTERYLESS AC/ LICENSED BY/ CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LTD./ Only for the noncommercial reception/ of public radio telephone broadcasting./ PATENTED 1916-17-18-19-20- 21-22-23-24-25/ LICENSED UNDER PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF RADIO/ FREQUENCY LABORATORIES INC. INCLUDING PATENT NO. 276,860/ TYPE 833 H.E.P.C. APPROVAL NO. 1336 CYCLES 25-60/ SER. NO. 3449 VOLTS 115 AMPS 1-[?]/ STANDARD RADIO MFG. CORP. LTD., TORONTO, ONT.'/ 'ROGERS/ BATTERYLESS' ON TONE ARM HEAD

Missing

25 CYCLE TURNTABLE

Finish

STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ BROWN KNOBS

Decoration

FOUR TURNED LEGS/ FRONT TRIMMED WITH ATTACHED MOLDING ON SIDES & DOORS/ FLORAL CARVED PANEL ON FRONT TOP/ MOLDING AROUND TOP & BOTTOM EDGES/ WOOD FRET WORK OVER SPEAKER COVER/ INCISED LINES ON INSIDE DOOR/ DECORATIVE METAL PLATE,AROUND STATION DIAL/ 'DROP BRASS' HANDLES ON DOORS