General Information

Serial #

19107

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 WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length

48.6 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

30.0 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

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED 1927+

Canada

EARLY RADIO RECEIVER MFD IN CANADA BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD. OF HAMILTON, ON IN 1927. THIS RECEIVER WAS SOLD IN TORONTO, ONT. [DISTRIBUTOR'S NAME IS ILLEGIBLE DUE TO DAMAGE]. CABINET DESIGN MAY BE CANADIAN. (REF. 1)

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 ARELATIVELY 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 logo]/ Westinghouse 60/ CANADIAN/ Westinghouse/ CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA" appears in raised print on plate fixed to cabinet front. All controls, etc. labelled. Plate fixed to inside of cabinet lid reads "Licensed under Patents, Canadian Radio Patents Limited./ granted 1917 to 1924 inclusive./ CANADIAN/ Westinghouse/ CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA". Decal mounted inside cabinet bearing distributor's name has been damaged; "TORONTO" is only complete, legible marking. Metal plate bearing stamped serial no. "19107" fixed to underside of cabinet./ Vacuum tubes: (from left to right): Tube 1: "RADIOTRON/ RVC/ 112 A" marked on tube top. "LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON"./ Tube 2: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX- 201 C" marked on tube top. "Radio Systems of Winnipeg/ 1179 Portage Avenue/ No. .../ Cond. OK/ Ph. 33 633 Date 10/10/31" recorded on green paper label applied to sleeve, in combination of printed and handwritten markings. Off-white paper label applied to sleeve partially obscured; marked "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By.../ Date.../ EE"./ Tube 3: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX -201 C" marked on tube top. "Radio Systems of Winnipeg/ 1179 Portage Avenue/ No. .../ Cond. OK/ Ph. 33 633 Date 10/10/31" recorded on green paper label applied to sleeve, in combination of printed and handwritten markings. Off-white paper label applied to sleeve mostly obscured; known to be marked "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By.../ Date.../ EE"./ Tube 4: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX- 201 C" marked on tube top. "Radio Systems of Winnipeg/ 1179 Portage Avenue/ No. .../ Cond. OK/ Ph. 33 633 Date 10/10/31" recorded on green paper label applied to sleeve, in combination of printed and handwritten markings. Off-white paper label applied to sleeve mostly obscured; known to be marked "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By.../ Date.../ RAE"./ Tube 5: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX- 201 C" marked on tube top. "Radio Systems of Winnipeg/ 1179 Portage Avenue/ No. .../ Cond. OK/ Ph. 33 633 Date 10/10/31" recorded on green paper label applied to sleeve, in combination of printed and handwritten markings. Off-white paper label applied to sleeve mostly obscured; known to be marked "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By.../ Date.../ RAE"./ Metal connector tags on large covered wire bundle inside cabinet stamped " -A-B+C", "+90B", and "+22 ½ B" respectively.

Missing

CABINET REFINISHED. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

DARK WOOD CABINET. DULL BRASS COLOUR METAL MFR'S PLATE & FITTINGS ON UPPER PORTION OF FRONT PANEL; DULL COPPER COLOUR METAL CONTROL DIALS ON LOWER PORTION. BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS. GLASS VACUUM TUBES HAVE SILVER-COLOUR SLEEVES. LIGHT BROWN COLOUR FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES.

Decoration

N/A