Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: CRYSTAL/TABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0101.001

MANUFACTURER: Heath Co.
MODEL: CR-1
LOCATION: Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC CASING, CONTROLS, PARTS; METAL CONTROL PANEL, PARTS/.2 METAL HEAD BAND, PARTS; SYNTHETIC EARPIECES, PARTS; FABRIC COVERED WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.2 cm
Width: 7.8 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Heathkit
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Benton Harbor

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS (1890-1977). ACCORDING TO HIS SON, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL UNIVERSITY & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED WITH ROENTGEN IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING A PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947; HE WAS VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955; AND WAS AN AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL THE 1970'S.
Function: TO RECEIVE RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON CASING TOP READS "HEATH COMPANY/ A SUBSIDIARY OF DAYSTROM, INC./ BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN" & "Heathkit [SCRIPT]/ CRYSTAL RECEIVER/ MODEL CR-1" WITH WHITE NUMBERS & LTTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/.2 RAISED LETTERING ON EARPIECES READS "ACME/ TRIMM INC./ LIBERTYVILLE ILL. U.S.A."
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 BLACK CASING WITH DARK GREY CONTROL PANEL; BLACK & PLATEDCONTROLS/.2 BLACK & BRUSHED METAL HEADBAND; BLACK EARPIECES & WIRE COVERING
Decoration: N/A

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Heath Co., Receiver, radio, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0101, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0101.001/

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