Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-MULTIBAND/SUPERHET/AC/TUBE/CONSOLE/HOME
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0281.001

MANUFACTURER: ROGERS-MAJESTIC CORP. LTD.
MODEL: R5726
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1153
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CABINET & KNOBS/ GLASS COVERS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ CLOTH SPEAKER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.0 cm
Width: 33.5 cm
Height: 106.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY 1930'S & 1940'S. COULD NOT USE IT AFTER CONVERSION TO 60 CYCLES WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE 1950'S
Canada: DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO RECEIVE STANDARD BROADCAST AND SHORT WAVE AM RADIO BROADCASTS
Technical: STANDARD SW RECEIVER. INTERESTING FEATURE IS THE AUTOMATIC TIME SWITCH AND CLOCK WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO TURN THE RECEIVER ON AND OFF AT SPECIFIC TIMES AS SET (ONE TIME PER DAY).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DIAL: 'ROGERS/ VOLUME/ TONE/ KILO-CYCLES/ [550 TO 1600]/ MEGACYCLES [6 TO 15]/ METRES [19 TO 49]/ MFG'S PLATE: 'LICENSED BY/ CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED/ ONLY FOR THE NON-COMMERCIAL RECEPTION OF PUBLIC RADIO TELEPHONE BROADCASTING/ PATENTED 1916 TO 1932 INCLUSIVE/ LICENSED UNDER HAZELTINE CORPORATION CANADIAN PATENTS/ ISSUED AND PENDING. 1923 TO 1934 INCLUSIVE/ H.E.P.C. APPROVAL/ NO. 1336/ SER. NO. R5726-1153/ VOLTS 115 AMPS. 97 CYCLES 25-60 TYPE R5726/ MANUFACTURED BY/ ROGERS-MAJESTIC CORPORATION LIMITED, TORONTO, CANADA.'/ STICKER: 'APPROVED/ HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO/ POWER OPERATED RADIO/ 270'/ MARKINGS RELATED TO CLOCK: LABEL AFFIXED TO BACK: 'HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO/ SER. B/ APPROVED/ ELECTRIC/ CLOCK/ 169'/ MARKINGS MOULSED IN METAL: 'START'/ 'SET TIME'/ 'CURRENT INTERRUPTIONS WILL/ STOP CLOCK-RESTART & RESET'/ 'MANUFACTURED UNDER PATS./ NO. 1,719,305 - 1,797,912 - / RE. 17,779 OTHERS PEND/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ MFG'S PLATE: 'H.E.P.C. APPROVAL/ NO. 4486/ SERIAL NO./ VOLTS 115 WATTS 2 CYCLES 25/ TIME SWITCH/ VOLTS 115 MAX. CAPACITY WATTS 660/ MANUFACTURED BY/ ROGERS-MAJESTIC CORPORATION LIMITED, TORONTO, CANADA'.
Missing: BACK PANEL
Finish: CABINET IS STAINED & VARNISHED/ GOLD & BROWN WOVEN SPEAKERCOVER
Decoration: CABINET- LATTICE WORK OVER SPEAKER OPENING, VERTICAL RIDGES ON TWO PARALLEL BOARDS AFFIXED TO FRONT/ TURNED LEGS WITH 'MELON' BALLS ON TOP AND PLAIN BALLS FOR FEET/ MOULDED TOP & BOTTOM EDGE/ BLACK FACES ON CLOCK & DIAL

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ROGERS-MAJESTIC CORP. LTD., Receiver, radio, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1994.0281, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0281.001/

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