Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SW/DC/TUBE/TABLE
- DATE
- 1918
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0355.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NATIONAL ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- SE-143
- LOCATION
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 504N
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ BRASS KNOBS, DIALS, JACKS & PLATES/ SYNTHETIC TOP PANEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 60.0 cm
- Width
- 37.0 cm
- Height
- 29.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NATIONAL ELECTRIC
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- District of Columbia
- City
- Washington
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1920'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECEIVE SHORT WAVE RADIO BROADCAST WAVES, DEMODULATE THEM & TRANSMIT THEM AS AUDIO WAVES - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'RADIO RECEIVER/ TYPE S.E.143 SERIAL NO 504N/ 250M TO 3000M/ MADE FOR/ BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING/ BY/ NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO./ WASHINGTON, D.C./ REQ. NO. 595N.S.A. Bu CONT. NO.31414/ DATE 1918'/ CALIBRATIONS & DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS, DIALS & JACKS INCLUDE: 'PRIMARY INDUCTANCE SWITCH' 'PRIMARY/ WAVE LENGTHS' 'STOPPING CONDENSER' 'TICKLER COUPLER' 'INDUCTIVE COUPLER' 'CRYSTAL AUDION/ DETECTOR SWITCH' 'UNTUNED TUNED/ SECNDARY SWITCH' 'RE' 'RA' 'TELEPHONES''AUD. TEL' 'TICKLER' 'SECONDARY INDUCTANCE SWITCH' 'SECONDARY/ WAVE LENGTHS' 'SECONDARY CONDENSER'
- Missing
- LID From CA of 11/02/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - No lid.
- Finish
- STAINED & VARNISHED CASE/ SHELLACED (?) BRASS/ GOLD PRINTING ON PANEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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NATIONAL ELECTRIC CO., Receiver, radio, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1992.0355, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0355.001/
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