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OBJECT TYPE: REFLEX/REGENERATIVE/BATTERY/TUBE
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0298.001

MANUFACTURER: De Forest Radio Corp. Ltd.
MODEL: DE FOREST CROSLEY TRIRDYN
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: C165 1R
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS. FABRIC COVERED WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 59.5 cm
Width: 31.6 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Deforest
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED 1924+
Canada: THIS RECEIVER MADE IN CANADA BY DE FOREST RADIO CORP. LTD., TORONTO ON IN 1924.
Function: TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: THE REFLEX RADIO RECEIVING CIRCUIT WAS INVENTED IN 1917 BY MARIUS LATOUR. IN IT,THE VACUUM TUBES ARE MADE TO PERFORM AS BOTH RADIO AND AUDIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS. THE INCOMING RADIO FREQUENCY CURRENT IS AMPLIFIED AT RADIO FREQUENCY, RECTIFIED BY A DETECTOR, THEN AMPLIFIED AT AUDIO FREQUENCY, USING THE SAME TUBE.( REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "De Forest/ CROSLEY/ TRIRDYN" marked on front panel. Some external controls and internal components labelled or bear mfr's markings. Goldtone & red decal on inside of cabinet lid marked "MANUFACTURED/ BY/ DE FOREST RADIO/ CORPORATION LTD./ TORONTO/ UNDER CANADIAN PATENTS/ 159794 - 169332/ 174361 - 183591/ 185601 - 209618/ 218235 - 218468/ 218473 - 218885/ De Forest/ TRADE MARK REG." All three vacumm tubes marked "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX-201-B" on tube top; printed paper label on sleeve reads "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By..../ Date.../ WARNING/ Positively no adjustment if this label is/ removed or if dealer's name and date of/ sale is omitted." "TE" also marked on label of tube on extreme inside left; "OE" marked on remaining two tubes./
Missing: IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. (REF. 1) From CA of 12/17/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET. BLACK SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL BEARS OFF-WHITE MARKINGS AND BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS. 3 VACUUM TUBES INSIDE CABINET HAVE SILVERED SLEEVES.
Decoration: N/A

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De Forest Radio Corp. Ltd., Receiver, radio, 1924, Artifact no. 2001.0298, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0298.001/

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