Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: STD BCST-SW/DC/TABLE
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0021.001

MANUFACTURER: Measurement Engineering Ltd.
MODEL: 32V
LOCATION: Arnprior, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 359
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ METAL DIAL PLATE SURROUND/ GLASS DIAL PLATECOVER/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 58.0 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 31.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Measurement
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Arnprior

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Northwest Territories
Period: LATE 1930s AND 1040s
Canada: DESIGNED, BUILT & USED IN CANADA BY HBC PERSONNEL IN REMOTE POSTS
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM AND SHORT WAVE (2 BANDS) STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: SPECIAL DESIGN FOR HBC/ DESIGNED TO USE 32 VOLTS D.C. POWER SUPPLY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'MODEL 230 SER. 359/ 32 VOLTS 1.7 AMPS. D.C./ LICENSED BY CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS/ LTD. PATENTED 1928 TO 1948 INC./ MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING LTD./ ARNPRIOR ONTARIO, CANADA./ MANUFACTURED EXCLUSIVELY FOR/ Hudson's Bay Company [LOGO]/ FUR TRADE DEPARTMENT'/ MARKED BY HAND ON CHASSIS: 'MODEL 32V'/ FRONT DIAL: 'BC 55' TO '170'/ 'SW1 1.8' TO '5.5'/ 'SW2 5' TO '15'/'49M' TO '19M'
Missing: BACK From CA of 01/18/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: VARNISHED/ BROWN KNOBS/ BROWN DIAL PLATE WITH BLUE & YELLOW MARKINGS/ GOLD SPEAKER COVER
Decoration: MOLDING ON SIDE EDGES OF CABINET/ ROUNDED TOP FRONT EDGE/ FIVE HORIZONTAL RECTANGULAR CUTOUTS WITH ROUNDED ENDS IN CABINET OVER SPEAKER WITH PERFORATED METAL INSETS/ RIDGES ON SIDES OF KNOBS

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Measurement Engineering Ltd., Receiver, radio, after 1948, Artifact no. 1990.0021, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0021.001/

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