Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/AC-DC/TABLE
DATE: 1950–1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0237.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: MIDGE 5508
LOCATION: Belleville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 21632
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MOLDED PLASTIC CASE/ PARTICLE BOARD BACK PANEL/ METAL AND GLASS WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.5 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 15.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Belleville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950s AND 1960s
Canada: DESIGNED AND BUILT IN TORONTO
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF POST WWII DESIGN OF SMALL, RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE TABLE RADIO
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON FRONT: 'Northern MIDGE Electric'/ STAMPED ON BACK: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ MODEL 5508/ SERIAL 21632/ 117V. A.C.-D.C..30 AMPS/ 25-60 CYCLES/ MADE IN CANADA'/ LABEL ON BOTTOM READS: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO/ RADIO RECEIVER MODEL 5508/ LICENSED BY CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED ONLY FOR NON-/ COMMERCIAL RECEPTION OF RADIO TELEPHONE BROADCASTING/ PATENTED 1930, 1933, 1937'
Missing: COMPLETE From CA of 05/21/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BROWN CASE/ GOLD COLOURED DIAL PLATE WITH WHITE NUMBERS AND KNOBS/ GOLD LETTERING ON FRONT
Decoration: LARGE HORIZONTAL RIDGES ON ONE HALF OF FRONT AND AROUND ONE SIDE/ CIRCULAR DIAL PLATE MOUNTED BY A LARGE DIAL KNOB ON LEFT FRONT SIDE/ FRONTBISECTED BY 45 DEGREE RIDGE

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Receiver, radio, circa 1950–1951, Artifact no. 1988.0237, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0237.001/

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