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OBJECT TYPE: Aircraft antenna
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.1051.001

MANUFACTURER: General Industries Co.
MODEL: RL-42-B
LOCATION: Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 12583
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. steel & aluminum; plastic cap on connector.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Industries
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Elyria

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Likely WWII (1939-1945).
Canada: Unknown
Function: Reel & motor used to unravel & retract trailing wire antenna from airplane to send & receive high-frequency radio communications signals.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on mfr's. plate on housing reads: "SIGNAL CORPS/REEL RL-42-B/24 VOLTS D.C./12583 CMX/971-DAY-44"; lettering on ink stamp above mfr's. plate reads: "SC/6039/A"; lettering on mfr's. plate on motor housing reads: "D.C. MOTOR/HP 1/8-1 MIN RPM 8500/TYPE SER V 24 AMP 7/MODEL 61400/THE GENERAL INDUSTRIES CO./ELYRIA, OHIO, U.S.A."; lettering on model plate below mfr's. plate reads: "MO-34-C".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Reel mechanism housing is predom. dark grey with silver screw fasteners & connectors; black cap on connector; motor housing is predom. black with brown & silver flange; reel has silver rim & dark brown hub.
Decoration: None.

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General Industries Co., Reel, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1997.1051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.1051.001/

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