Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/BATTERY/TUBE (ONE)/TABLE
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0241.001

MANUFACTURER: STARR METAL PRODUCTS CO.
MODEL: Unknown
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/ SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL & KNOBS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 20.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY EARLY 1920'S
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM RADIO BROADCASTS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF SMALL, ONE TUBE RADIO SET WITH COILS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT PANEL: 'STARR'/ AROUND TERMINALS:'A' 'G' 'A+' 'A-' 'B+' 'B-'/ DECAL INSIDE LID: 'STARR METAL PRODUCTS/ MADE IN CANADA'/ PAPER LABEL AFFIXED TO EACH COIL: 'BRANSTON/ LATERAL WOUND/ INDUCTANCE COIL/ Size 50/ Thos. A. Branston, Inc./ BUFFALO, N.Y.'
Missing: PEANUT TUBE/ A & B BATTERIES/ HEADPHONES
Finish: CABINET STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK FRONT PANEL & KNOBS WITH WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: A STAR DRAWN ABOVE MFG'S NAME ON FRONT PANEL

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STARR METAL PRODUCTS CO., Receiver, radio, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1994.0241, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0241.001/

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