Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: STD BCST-SW/AC-DC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0117.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILCO CORP. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: 76
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: OB 3305
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CHASSIS/ SYNTHETIC CASE & KNOBS/ GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PHILCO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1945 (?) TO 1980'S
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD & SHORT WAVE RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS.
Technical: REPRESENTS ONE OF THE VERY EARLY (FOR CANADA) POST-WAR PLASTIC SETS USING 'LOCTAIL' TUBES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'PHILCO/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ MADEIN CANADA/ 76/ CHASSIS TYPE/ 115/VOLTS/ 25-60/CYCLES/ 30/AMPS./ PHILCO CORPORATION OF CANADA LIMITED/ TORONTO'/ ON CHASSIS: 'OB 3305'/ CSA APPROVED STICKER '3995'/ STICKER 'PHILCO/ CORPORATION OF CANADA LIMITED/ "Licensed under patents of/ Canadian General Electric Com-/ pany, Ltd., Canadian Marconi/ Company (Ltd. Liability); Can-/ adian Westinghouse Company,/ Ltd., Northern Electric Company,/ Ltd.; Rogers Majestic Ltd.;/ (Patented 1918 to 1945)"/ Part No. 39-7963 Ptd. in Canada'/ FRONT: 'PHILCO'/ KNOB DESIGNATIONS/ DIAL: '9.0' TO '15.0' SW & '55 TO 170' BC/ 'LONDON/ ROME/ BERLIN/ SPAIN/ MOSCOW/ JAPAN/ BERLIN'
Missing: From CA of 01/24/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: BROWN CASE WITH RED & WHITE DIAL FACE MARKINGS/ BROWN KNOBS WITH GOLD CENTRES/ GOLD PRINTING ON CASE FRONT
Decoration: HUMPED MIDDLE PORTION/ HORIZONTAL RIDGES ON MIDDLE FRONT/ HORIZONTAL RIDGES ON KNOBS.

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PHILCO CORP. OF CANADA LTD., Receiver, radio, circa 1947, Artifact no. 1992.0117, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0117.001/

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