General Information

Serial #

37542

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CABINET; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS. FABRIC COVERED ELECTRICAL CORDS.

Dimensions

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

Length

48.0 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

25.5 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

Saskatchewan

Period

THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER USED 1927+

Canada

THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER MFD IN HAMILTON, ON BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD. IN 1927. THISRECEIVER DISTRIBUTED (OR POSSIBLY SERVICED ?) BY ELECTRIC SHOP WHOLESALE SUPPLIES LTD., SASKATOON, SK CANADA.

Function

TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.

Technical

TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY (TRF) RECEIVERS USE ONE OR MORE STAGES OF RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFICATION BEFORE A SEPARATE DETECTOR STAGE: EACH STAGE HAS TO BE SEPARATELY TUNED. THOUGH REQUIRING MULTIPLE TUNING CONTROLS AND A RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE VACUUM TUBES, TRFS WERE MORE SELECTIVE, MORE SENSITIVE & LOUDER THAN COMPETING REGENERATIVE RECEIVERS. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Westinghouse 16/ CANADIAN Westinghouse CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON. CANADA" appears in raised print on mfr's plate fixed to receiver front. Plate fixed to inside of receiver lid reads "Licensed under Patents, Canadian Radio Patents Limited./ granted 1917 to 1924 inclusive./ CANADIAN/ Westinghouse/ CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA.". Second plate, below, reads "FOR UX-201-B OPERATION ONLY". Decal, below, reads "THE ELECTRIC SHOP WHOLESALE SUPPLIES LTD./ DISTRIBUTORS OF RADIO, ELECTRICAL AND/ AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES./ SASKATOON, SASK." "F30562" both cast & incised in tuning mechanism. Tube sockets numbered 1 through 6. From left to right, the following vacuum tubes are present inside the cabinet: tube 1: "RADIOTRON/ RVC/ UX 201A" marked on tube top.; tube 2: "01C" printed on glass sleeve. "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ MADE IN CANADA/ RADIOTRON" & "GE" printed on tube base.; tube 3: "01C" printed on glass sleeve. "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ MADE IN CANADA/ RADIOTRON" & "GE" printed on tube base.; tube 4: "01B" printed on glass sleeve. "Westinghouse/ Radiotron" printed on tube base.; tube 5: "MADE IN/ CANADA/ 01C" printed on glass sleeve. "[GE logo]/ GENERAL ELECTRIC/ RADIOTRON" printed on tube base.; tube 6: "12A" printed on glass sleeve. "PHILCO/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 3/ B" incised on tube base. "LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON" & graphic symbols appear in raised print on underside of base. "12A- OK" handwritten in blue ink on paper label applied to glass sleeve.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete - cue card with specs found/left inside

Finish

DARK WOOD CABINET HAS LIGHTER COLOUR WOOD FRONT PANEL. DULL COPPER-COLOUR METAL MFR'S PLATE & FITTINGS FITTED TO FRONT PANEL. BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS. GLASS VACUUM TUBES HAVE SILVER-COLOUR SLEEVES. LIGHT BROWN, RED, YELLOW AND BLACK COLOUR FABRIC COVERING ON CABLES.

Decoration

N/A