Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST/SUPERHET/AC/TUBE/TABLE/HOME
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0081.001

MANUFACTURER: Addison Industries Ltd.
MODEL: A2A (CHASSIS R5A1)
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 73497
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CABINET, KNOBS & DIAL COVER/ METAL CHASSIS/ 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: 26.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY LATE 1940'S THROUGH 1950'S & 1960'S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA/ TYPICAL OF THE TIME PERIOD WHEN SOME RURAL AREAS WERE NOT YET ELECTRIFIED AND BOTH AC & BATTERY SETS WERE MADE
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM RADIO BROADCASTS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A SMALL, POST-WAR TABLE SET; AC OPERATED/ ARTIFACT 690230-MODEL A19, HAS THE SAME CABINET BUT IS A BATTERY OPERATED SET
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'LICENSED BY/ CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED/ ONLY FOR THE NON-COMMERCIAL/ RECEPTION OF PUBLIC RADIO TELE-/ PHONE BROADCAST./ PATENTED 1928 TO 1945 INCLUSIVE/ ADDISON INDUSTRIES/ LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA/ VOLTS 115/ CYCLES 25/60/ WATTS 30/ CHASSIS R5A1/ SERIAL 73497'/ [CSA APPROVAL DECAL AFFIXED TO BACK]/ STAMPED: 'QUOTE/ MODEL/ A2A'/ ON DIAL FACE: 'Addison/ 55 60 70 80 100 120 140 160'
Missing: COMPLETE BUT ANTENNAE & POWER CORD ARE VERY BRITTLE From CA of 06/05/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: WINE & WHITE CABINET/ WINE KNOBS/ BROWN & GOLD DIAL FACE/ GOLD PRINTING
Decoration: HORIZONTALLY RIDGES OVERLAY BAND ON FRONT &SIDES OF CABINET/ VERTICALLY RIDGES OVERLAID PIECE ON TOP & FRONT COVERING SPEAKER HOLE/ DECORATIVE DIAL PLATE

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Addison Industries Ltd., Receiver, radio, after 1945, Artifact no. 1993.0081, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0081.001/

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