Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST/REGENERATIVE/DC/TUBE
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0225.001

MANUFACTURER: MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: MARCONIPHONE III
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 216
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CABINET/ BAKELITE [?] FRONT PANEL & KNOBS/ METAL HARDWARE/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 57.0 cm
Width: 36.5 cm
Height: 36.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MARCONI
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1920'S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO RECEIVE STANDARD RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS & AMPLIFY THEM
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL EARLY DOMESTIC RECEIVER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG PLATE INSIDE BACK: 'THE MARCONI/ WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO./ OF CANADA LIMITED/ MONTREAL/ PATENTED 1918-23-24/ TYPE NO. M3 SERIAL NO. 216'/ CARD AFFIXED TO BACK/ 'Diagram of B Battery Connections for/ MARCONIPHONE III./ [DIAGRAM]'/ DESIGNATIONS ON BACK KNOBS: '+/ 6 VOLTS/ -' 'AERIAL' 'LOOP' 'LOOP/ EARTH'/ ON FRONT PANEL: 'MARCONIPHONE III/ NEUTRAGENERATIVE RECEIVER/ MARCONI/ CANADA/ DETECTOR/ BALANCE/ AMPLIFIERS/ PRIMARILY TUNE/ R.F. TUNE/ DETECTOR/ BATTERY SWITCH/ AMPLIFIER'
Missing: 6 TYPE 201A VACUUM TUBES/ 4 BATTERIES/ PIECES OF CABINET BROKEN OFF & MISSING/ METAL POINTERS FROM DETECTOR & AMPLIFIER KNOBS
Finish: CABINET STAINED &VARNISHED/ BLACK FRONT PANEL & KNOBS/ WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. OF CANADA LTD., Receiver, radio, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1993.0225, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0225.001/

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