Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM/MULTIBAND/SUPERHET/AC/TUBE/TABLE/HOME
DATE: 1933–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0358.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: K80
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 0257
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE; GLASS, METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS;METAL CHASSIS; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; GLASS DIAL COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 55.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM C. 1933
Canada: GOOD EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN BUILT RADIO OF THE 1930S.
Function: USED TO DETECT, DEMODULATE, AND SMPLIFY STANDARD RADIO BROADCAST TRANSMISSIONS.
Technical: WHEN INTRODUCED WAS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN FLOOR MODEL SETS OF SIMILAR CAPABILITY; HOWEVER, IT WAS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE SIMPLER TABLE MODELS LIKE THE K52. AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF THE FLAT-TOPPED, UPRIGHT CABINET WITH GLASS "AIRPLANE" TUNING DIAL. A TRANSITION TO THE MORE ANGULAR ART DECO STYLE [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'MODEL K80 VOLTS 105/125/ WATTS 110 CYCLES 25/60/ MADE IN CANADA/ SERIAL NO. 0257/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ CO. LIMITED'/ STICKER ON BACK: 'APPROVED/ HYDRO ELECTRIC COMMISSION OF ONTARIO/ 166'/ INNER LABEL READS IN PART: 'MODEL-K 80/ Range 540-18,000 Kilocycles/ LOCATION OF RADIOTRONS/ [DIAGRAM]/ PATENTS/ 160003/.../ 237840/ General Electric Radio/ Super-Heterodyne/ Notice/.../ Warranty/.../ For Best Results use General Electric Radiotrons/ MANUFACTURED BY/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED'/ LABEL RE WARNING CONCERNING PRIVATE RADIO RECEIVING LICENCE EXTRACT DATED 1932/ STAMPED ON CHASSIS: '008130'/ PATENTS: 160003, 169977, 170971, 174361, 198591, 202293, 208583, 208841, 218235, 218281, 218473, 218385, 244847, 249892, 251845, 255163, 181500, 182899, 183275, 198076, 209308, 218999, 214464, 218067, 218931, 220741, 228704, 293552, 258793, 263961, 283062, 302517, 237840"/ MARKINGS ON DIAL: [four rows] "A 550 600 650 700 750 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1400/ B 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500/ C 16M 19M 25M 31M 49M/ D 19 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8/ MEGACYCLES / KILOCYCLES".
Missing: BACK PANEL
Finish: VARNISHED WOODEN CASE AND KNOBS; BROWNISH-GOLD CLOTH SPEAKER COVER; BEIGE DIAL FACE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: MOLDED BASE; FRONT PANEL HAS DECORATIVE CUT-OUTS OVER SPEAKER COVER, CARVED LINES, AND MOLDED EDGES

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Receiver, radio, between 1933–1939, Artifact no. 1997.0358, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0358.001/

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