Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/AC/FLOOR
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0236.001

MANUFACTURER: PHONOLA CO. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: 71
LOCATION: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 117373
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ METAL PLATE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ FABRICSPEAKER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 37.5 cm
Height: 61.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PHONOLA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Kitchener

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: UNKNOWN
Canada: MADE & PROBABLY USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: INTERESTING STYLING APPROACH TO MAKE RADIO RECEIVERS MORE CONVENIENT & FUNCTIONAL FOR LIVING ROOM USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE ON BOTTOM READS: 'PHONOLA RADIO/ LICENSED ONLY FOR THE NON-COMMERCIAL RECEPTION/ OF PUBLIC RADIO TELEPHONE BROADCASTING BY:/ CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED/ PATENTED 1914-16-17-18-20-21-22-24-25-26/ 29. AND UNDER HAZELTINE AND MEISSNER/ PATENTS PENDING/ PHONOLA CO. OF CANADA LIMITED/ KITCHENER (GRIMMES RADIO CORP.) ONTARIO/ MODEL NO. 71 SERIAL NO.'/ EMBOSSED ON FRONT DECORATIVE PLATE 'Phonola'/ MFR'S PLATE ON CHASSIS READS: 'PHONOLA BATTERYLESS RADIO/ H.E.P.C. APPR. NO. 2171/ 115 VOLTS 25-60 CYCLE/ MODEL NO.60 WATTS SERIAL NO. 29088'
Missing: DIAL PLATE From CA of 11/05/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing tuning scale & dial light.
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ EMBOSSED METAL PLATE/ BROWN KNOBS/ 'GOLD' PATTERNED FABRIC OVER SPEAKER
Decoration: FOUR TAPERED LEGS WITH FLUTES & BALL FEET/ MOLDED AROUND TOP EDGE/ CURVED SKIRT EDGE ON ALL SIDES/ FLUTES CORNERS/ SHALLOW WELL ON TOP LINED WITH FLORAL EMBOSSED METAL PIECE & CONTAINING 3 KNOBS/ CARVED WOOD TRACERY DESIGN OVER SPEAKER COVERON ONE SIDE.

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PHONOLA CO. OF CANADA LTD., Receiver, radio, circa 1931, Artifact no. 1988.0236, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0236.001/

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