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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST/TRF/BATTERY/TUBE/TABLE/HOME
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1593.001

MANUFACTURER: FREED-EISEMANN
MODEL: 10
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 112876
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE; CELLULOSE(?) FRONT PANEL DESIGNED TO IMITATE BAKELITE. STEEL CHASSIS, METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC TUBES. METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. BAKELITE TUNING KNOBS. FABRIC COVERED CORD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 52.0 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Height: 22.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: FREED EISEMANN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER USED C.1922-1930
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, SELECT & AMPLIFY A SINGLE CHANNEL & CONVERT THE RADIO FREQUENCIES TO AN AUDIO FREQUENCY, VOICE AND/OR MUSIC, THAT COULD BE HEARD THROUGH EARPHONES OR A LOUD SPEAKER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OFEARLY USE OF STEEL CHASSIS AND INSULATED POINT TO POINT WIRING. CUNNINGHAM CX301A TUBE USED FOR GRID LEAK DETECTOR; 2ND CX301A USED FOR 1ST AUDIO AMPLIFIER. CX112A TUBE USED AS POWER AMPLIFIER. THIS TUBE SIMILAR TO A 171 WHICH WAS DEVELOPED LATER. 301A & 112A TUBES CONSIDERED RARE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Freed-Eisemann/ MODEL 10', TUNING SCALE CALIBRATIONS & 'VOLUME' & 'BATTERY' CONTROLS INDICATED IN GOLD-COLOUR SCRIPT/ MFR'S PLATE SCREWED INSIDE RADIO BACK READS: 'Freed-Eisemann/ RADIO RECEIVER/ MODEL 10 NO. 112876/ LICENSED BY MARIUS C.A. LATOUR UNDER THE FOLLOWING/ U.S. LETTERS PATENT/ 1,234,914 1,317,025 1,330,638/ 1,354,312 1,362,738 1,405,523 1,421,015 1,447,793 1,449,863/ 1,470,628 1,507,725 1,524,645 1,524,646 1,563,754 1,584,701/ AND THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. LETTERS PATENT/ 260,909 396,281 396,499 396,500 396,501 396,502 396,503/ 493,661 493,662 493,663 493,664 493,665 493,666 493,668/ 493,669 493,670 493,671 493,673 493,674 493,675 493,676/ 493,677 493,678 493,679 496,650 497,615 546,432 639,707 639,708 639,709 640,809 653,139 664,681 671,640 675,832 675,833 678,575 692,658 694,192 710,923 710,429 714,244 725,308 725,309 725,326 740,424 748,815"; "FE-574 MADE IN U.S.A." appears in raised print./ All controls, connections, etc. labelled./ Fitted with Cunningham, Canadian Westinghouse & Radiotron tubes.
Missing: CARDBOARD BACK PLATE From CA of 07/11/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: WOODEN CASE HAS MAHOGANY STAIN & VARNISHED FINISH. GLOSS BLACK ENAMEL CHASSIS. HIGHLY REFLECTIVE BLACK PANEL ON RADIO FRONT; FLAT BLACK TUNING KNOBS. CONTROLS & TUNING SCALES INCISED IN GOLD-COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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