Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: SUPERHET/BATTERY/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0311.001

MANUFACTURER: KIPP, H.M. CO.
MODEL: MERCURY SUPER-TEN 27
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: C-2074
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET. METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS., bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 59.0 cm
Width: 30.0 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: KIPP
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED 1925+
Canada: EARLY SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVER MFD IN TORONTO, ONT. BY H.M. KIPP CO. IN 1925. KIPP CO. WAS ONE OF FEW RECEIVER MFRS. TO EXPERIMENT USING PEANUT TUBE TECHNOLOGY. (REF. 2)
Function: TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: FIRST MARKETED IN 1924, SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVERS WERE MORE STABLE, ACHIEVED HIGHER LEVELS OF AMPLIFICATION, AND OFFEREDSIMPLER TUNING & BETTER SELECTIVITY THAN OTHER TYPES. BY 1930 SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVERS DOMINATED THE DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL MARKETS, AND REMAIN THE BASIC RADIO CIRCUIT IN USE TODAY (2001). (1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MODEL 27/ MERCURY/ SUPER-TEN/ TYPE-SU-10" printed on front panel. All controls, connections, etc. labelled. "C-2074" printed on chassis. "N.E. Co. LIMITED/ R8400 PAT. 1922-23" cast in raised print on tube sockets. Some individual components and connections bear mfr. and other markings.
Missing: CABINET IS NOT ORIGINAL. SHOULD BE FITTED WITH PLAIN DIALS AND PLUG-IN COILS. (REF. 1) From CA of 12/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: RED-BROWN WOOD CABINET, SAVE NEW & UNFINISHED BACK PANEL. BLACK SYNTHETIC PANEL FITTED WITH BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS. GLASS VACUUM TUBES INSIDE. CLEAR SYNTHETIC FILM COVERING OVER TUNING COILS.
Decoration: N/A

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KIPP, H.M. CO., Receiver, radio, 1925, Artifact no. 2001.0311, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0311.001/

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