Oscillator
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0290.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Westinghouse Co.
- MODEL
- H.23618
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING AND VISIBLE COMPONENT PARTS. MOULDED SYNTHETIC CAP ON TERMINAL POST. FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD; MOULDED SYNTHETIC PLUG HOUSING.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.0 cm
- Width
- 13.0 cm
- Height
- 18.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Westinghouse
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF RADIO SERVICE OSCILLATOR USED C. 1930S+
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF RADIO SERVICE OSCILLATOR MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. IN C. 1930. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO GENERATE A SIGNAL IN THE RADIO FREQUENCY RANGE FOR TESTING RADIO RECEIVERS. - Technical
-
DEVELOPED FOR USE BY WESTINGHOUSE RADIO DEALERS TO CHEAPLY AND CONVENIENTLY PERFORM ADJUSTMENTS ON WESTINGHOUSE SETS THAT REQUIRED A SIGNAL FROM A LOCAL OSCILLATOR. DEVICE IS COMPLETELY SELF-CONTAINED EXCEPT FOR A OUTPUT METER, AND OPERATED FROM ANY 110V, 25 OR 60 CYCLE POWER SUPPLY. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY/ RADIO SERVICE OSCILLATOR/ H.23618" printed in white on inside front panel. Adjustment knob bears off-white markings.
- Missing
- APPEARSCOMPLETE. From CA of 12/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- BROWN ENAMEL FINISH ON CASING. OFF-WHITE MARKINGS. BLACK WOVEN COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Westinghouse Co., Oscillator, 1930, Artifact no. 2001.0290, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0290.001/
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