General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD, METAL, GLASS, SYNTHETIC/.2 METAL, SYNTHETIC/.3 METAL/.4 SYNTHETIC, FIBRE/.5 CERAMIC

Dimensions

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

Length

40.3 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

18.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GRANT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

City

Calgary

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1927-1930 (DONOR STATES THAT IT WAS PACKED AWAY IN 1930)

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A CANADIAN RADIO MAKER FROM WESTERN CANADA (CALGARY).

Function

TO RECEIVE STANDARD RADIO BROADCASTS

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PEANUT TUBES USED IN A CANADIAN MADE RECEIVER/ ALSO EXAMPLE OF SET WITH A REFLEX CIRCUIT

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 - FRONT PANEL: 'The Voice of the Prairie [IN CURSIVE]/ W.W. GRANT LTD/ ANT./ GND./ LOUD SPEAKER/ FILAMENT CONTROL/ TONE CONTROL'/.2 - ON BACK OF EACH EARPHONE: 'TOWER/ MFG./ CORP./ Scientific/ NAVY TYPE/ BOSTON/ MASS/ U.S.A./ ON PLUG: 'AUTOPLUG NO. 60/ PAGENT/ PATENTED 6-17-24'/.3 - ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE: 'TOWER MFG. CORP. BOSTON MASS. U.S.A.'/.5 - 'MUTER/ RADIO/ [?]IGHTNIN[?]/ ARRESTER/ 200 PATS. PEND/ ANT/ CND'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1CABINET STAINED & VARNISHED; FRONT PANEL BLACK WITH GOLD TRIM; BLACK KNOBS/.2 BLACK HEADBAND, EAR COVERS & CORD; UNFINISHED METAL/.3 BLACK PAINT/.4 BROWN CORD COVER/.5 BROWN GLOSSY PAINT

Decoration

.1 - DECORATIVE GOLD BORDER ON FRONT PANEL/.3 - LEAF PATTERN STAMPED AROUND BASE