Receiver replica, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: CRYSTAL/TABLE
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0287.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Marconi
MODEL: CANADIAN MARCONI CRYSTAL
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET. SYNTHETIC AND METAL COMPONENTS & FITTINGS. MINERAL CRYSTAL ACTS AS DETECTOR.

Dimensions

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Marconi
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: REPLICA SET MADE IN 1999. ORIGIANL DEVICE MADE AND PRESUMABLY USED IN EARLY 1920S.
Canada: REPLICA OF 1922 CANADIAN MARCONI CRYSTAL RECEIVING SET MADE BY DONOR ROBERT P. MURRAY IN 1999, PROBABLY IN WINNIPEG, MB. ORIGINAL DEVICEMANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY CANADIAN MARCONI IN 1922.
Function: TO DETECT AND RECEIVE RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: REPLICA OF CRYSTAL SET, THE FIRST, SIMPLEST, AND CHEAPEST TYPE OF CONSUMER RADIO RECEIVER. CRYSTAL SETS OFFERED USERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 'LISTEN' TO RADIO TRANSMISSIONS, BUT SUFFERED FROM POOR SENSITIVITY AND PROVIDED NO AMPLIFICATION. (REF. 1) DETAILED INFO. ON REPLICA IN SUPP. INFO. FILE 2001.0287.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Dial bears scale 0-100 divided by single increments, and marked at intervals of 10. No other markings visible.
Missing: THIS IS A REPLICA DEVICE. CRYSTAL RECEIVING SETS REQUIRE USE OF EAR/HEADPHONES. From CA of 12/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET. BLACK SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL AND SELECTED FITTINGS. BRIGHT SILVER METAL CRYSTAL HOUSING AND FITTINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Marconi, Receiver replica, radio, 1922, Artifact no. 2001.0287, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0287.001/

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