Test set, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0332.001

MANUFACTURER: JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO.
MODEL: 95
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 476407
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE/ SYNTHETIC TOP PANEL & KNOBS/ GLASS COVER PLATES/ METAL METERS/ METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLE/ CARDBOARD CARD, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 8.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: JEWELL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: MID 1920'S AND 1930'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PERFORM ELECTRONIC TESTS ON VACUUM TUBES TO DETERMINE THEIR CHARACTERISTICS; RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS OF RECEIVERS, TRANSFORMERS, GRID LEAKS ETC.; AND BATTERY VOLTAGE TESTS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY TUBE TESTER & GENERAL PURPOSE TESTER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON LID: 'JEWELL/ JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ CHICAGO, ILL/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ CARD INSIDE LID: 'JEWELL RADIO TEST SET/ PATTERN NO.95 SERIAL NO. 476407/ Tested June 8, 1925 By [?] Approved John H. Miller [IN CURSIVE]/ Jewell Electrical Instrument Company/ CHICAGO-ILLINOIS/ Made in U.S.A.' [FOR ADDITIONALPRINTING INFORMATION SEE SUPP. INFO. FILE]/ ON INDIVIDUAL METERS: 'FILAMENT/ VOLTS'/ 'FILAMENT/ AMPERES'/ 'GRID/VOLTS'/ 'PLATE/ MILLIAMPERES'/ 'PLATE/ VOLTS'/ ALL METERS: 'JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO.'
Missing: ONE KNOB/ ONE SCREW/ 3 BROKEN METER COVERS
Finish: CASE PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK KNOBS/ CREAM METER FACES WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO., Test set, radio, 1925, Artifact no. 1988.0332, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0332.001/

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