Transmitter, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DOUBLE SIDEBAND/AM/DC
- DATE
- 1937–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0020.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HUDSON'S BAY CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CABINET & CHASSIS/ GLASS, SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.5 cm
- Width
- 22.5 cm
- Height
- 20.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HBC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Northwest Territories
- Period
- LATE 1930s & EARLY 1940s
- Canada
-
DESIGNED, BUILT & USED IN CANADA BY HBC PERSONNEL IN POSTS ACROSS CANADA. - Function
-
TO TRANSMIT MORSE CODE AT 4455 KHZ FREQUENCY FOR COMMUNICATIONS FROM REMOTE HBC POSTS. - Technical
-
SPECIAL DESIGN FOR THE HBC FOR USE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS WITH NO HYDRO POWER & WHERE EXTREME RELIABILITY AND SIMPLE MAINTENANCE WERE REQUIRED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON CHASSIS: ‘116/ B L[?]'/ HANDWRITTEN - ‘HEATER/ NEG/ 6V'/ ON CRYSTAL - ‘PR/ QUARTZ CRYSTAL/ A2026 SERIAL NO./ PETERSEN RADIO CO./ COUNCIL BLUFFS LA/ MADE IN USA'/ FRONT: DIAL ‘0' TO ‘100'/ AMMETER ATTACHED READS: ‘D.C./ MILL, AMPERES/ TRIPLET/ MODEL 221/ PATENTED/ TRIPLETT ELEC. INST. CO. BLUFFTON, OHION USA'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK CRINKLE FINISH ON CABINET
- Decoration
- N/A
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HUDSON'S BAY CO., Transmitter, radio, between 1937–1945, Artifact no. 1990.0020, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0020.001/
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