Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/SUPERHET/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1932–1933
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1589.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILCO PRODUCTS
MODEL: PHILCO JR. 80A
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CABINET. SHEET STEEL CHASSIS, POWER & AUDIO OUTPUT TRANSFORMERS. GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC VACUUM TUBES. METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. FABRIC SPEAKER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.2 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Height: 35.0 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: Ontario
Period: THIS RADIO USED C.1932-1952 AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, CONVERT A SELECTED CHANNEL TO AUDIO FREQUENCIES & REPRODUCE THESE FREQUENCIES AS SOUND BY A BUILT IN RADIO SPEAKER
Technical: EXAMPLE OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE & REDUCED PRODUCTION COST OF EARLY SUPERHETRODYNE DESIGN. USING STANDARD PENTODES, ONE TUBE BECAME A TUNED AMPLIFIER, A TUNED OSCILLATORAND A MIXER. ANOTHER TUBE PERFORMED AUDIO DETECTION AND AMPLIFICATION WITH THE THIRD PROVIDING HIGH GAIN POWER OUTPUT TO DRIVE A LOUDSPEAKER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'PHILCO JR' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON RADIO FRONT/ MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO LOWER RIGHT REAR CORNER READS: 'PHILCO RADIO/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ 80A CHASSIS TYPE/ 122 CODE/ 25-40 CYCLES/ 46 WATTS/ A.C. VOLTS 115/ PATENTED/ LICENSED BY CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED/ ONLY FOR THE NON-COMMERCIAL RECEPTION OF PUBLIC/ RADIO TELEPHONE BROADCAST./ PATENTED 1913 TO 1930 INCLUSIVE./ MADE IN CANADA/ PHILCO PRODUCTS/ TORONTO, CANADA'/ DECAL APPLIED TO REAR TOP OF CHASSIS READS: 'APPROVED/ HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION/ OF ONTARIO/ [EMBLEM]/ 134/ POWER OPERATED RADIO'/ 'Mo. 6229' HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL ON CHASSIS/ Off-white label on inside left of casing reads: " WARNING- Any person installing or operating this/ radio receiving set without having first obtained a/ Private Radio Receiving Licence from the Minister/ of Marine of Canada is liable to be prosecuted and/ sentenced to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars and/ costs or three months imprisonment. (c) No person shall sell any radio receiving set to/ any person for installation or operation until the/ purchaser has produced for inspection of the vendor/ his Private Radio Receiving Licence. (d) No person shall service a radio receiving set/ until the owner thereof produces to such a person his/ licence to operate such a set. (Extract from Radio Telegraph Act, Par. 31, effective Sep-/tember 1st, 1932)./ Part No. 7414. "
Missing: POWER CORD; ANTENNA & GROUND LEADS CUT OFF. From CA of 07/12/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: ORIGINAL FINISH MAHOGANY STAIN; RE-FINISHED USING CLEAR VARNISH. DARK BROWN KNOBS & FACE PLATE; BROWN & GOLD WOVEN SPEAKER COVER
Decoration: N/A

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PHILCO PRODUCTS, Receiver, radio, between 1932–1933, Artifact no. 1992.1589, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1589.001/

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