Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: BATTERY/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0294.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: RC
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 7322
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET; METAL,SYNTHETIC, GLASS, RUBBER (?) AND FIBRE SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS. bakelite nobs.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.1 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 24.6 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: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED 1922+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EARLY RADIO RECEIVER MFD IN CANADA BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD, HAMILTON ON. IN 1922. (REF. 1)
Function: TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY RADIO RECEIVER HAVING DETECTOR AND TWO AUDIO STAGES. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to left front side panel reads "Westinghouse/ WAVE LENGTH/ 180-700 METERS/ STYLE 307189/ SERIAL/ 7322/ RECEIVING/ TUNER/ TYPE RA/ LICENSED/ FOR AMATEUR/ AND/ EXPERIMENTAL/ USE ONLY/ PATENTED 1922/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO., Limited/ HAMILTON- CANADA". Plate fixed to right front side panel reads "Westinghouse/ LICENSED/ FOR AMATEUR/ AND/ EXPERIMENTAL/ USE ONLY/ DETECTOR/ AMPLIFIER/ TYPE DA/ STYLE/ 307190/ PATENTED 1922/ SERIAL 7322/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO., Limited/ HAMILTON- CANADA." All controls, connections, etc. labelled. All 3 vacuum tubes marked "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX-201-C" on tube top./ 2 tubes also bear paper labels marked "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRON/ SOLD BY.../ DATE...". One of these tubes stamped "AS"; other tube stamped "RS"./
Missing: ACCORDING TO DONOR, RECEIVER IS MISSING ONE VACUUM TUBE. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET. DARK BROWN/BLACK SYNTHETIC PANEL BEARS GOLDTONE MARKINGS AND SILVER METAL CONNECTOR PORTS. BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS. 3 GLASS VACUUM TUBES VISIBLE INSIDE CABINET.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Receiver, radio, 1922, Artifact no. 2001.0294, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0294.001/

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