General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD CABINET; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS..2 METAL CABINET; ELECTRICAL CORDS HAVE FABRIC COVERING, AND RUBBER AND SYNTHETIC, AND METAL ELECTICAL PLUGS. bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length

54.8 cm

Width

26.5 cm

Height

23.7 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 AND POWER SUPPLY USED 1925+

Canada

EARLY SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVER AND POWER SUPPLY MFD IN TORONTO, ON BY H.M. KIPP CO. IN 1925. KIPP CO. WAS ONE OF FEW RECEIVER MFRS TOEXPERIMENT USING EARLY 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 OFFERED SIMPLER TUNING & BETTER SELECTIVITY THAN OTHER TYPES. BY 1930 SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVERS DOMINATED THE DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL RECEIVER MARKETS AND REMAIN THE BASIC RADIO CIRCUIT IN USE TODAY (2001). (1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "MODEL 25/ MERCURY/ SUPER-TEN/ TYPE-SU-10" printed on front panel. All controls, connections, etc. labelled. Many internal components, connections etc. labelled/bear mfr's markings. Decal on each tube receptacle reads "N.E. CO. LIMITED/ R40 PAT. 1922". Paper label on tube located in extreme right, front row of tubes, marked "RADIO SERVICE ENGINEERS/ 734 DAVIE ST.,:: TRINITY, 3224/ Date Test Sig./ OK/ LABEL MUST BE LEFT INTACT"..2 Plate fixed to casing reads "MERCURY POWER BOX/ FOR USE ONLY WITH 25 OR 60/ CYCLE ALTERNATINGCURRENT/ INPUT VOLTS 110-120/ INPUT WATTS 20/ FREQUENCY CYCLES 25 OR 60/ H.E.P.C. APPR. NO. 2177/ THE H.M. KIPP COMPANY, LTD./ TORONTO, ONTARIO."

Missing

.1 DONOR REFLOWED LACQUER ON CABINET. DIALS & COILS MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL. From CA of 12/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete - a=radio, b=power supply

Finish

.1 DARK BROWN WOOD CABINET. BLACK SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL FITTED WITH BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS & DIALS. 10 GLASS 'PEANUT' VACUUM TUBES VISIBLE INSIDE..2 METAL CASING PAINTED DARK BROWN, SAVE UNDERSIDE OF BASE PANEL WHICH IS UNFINISHED METAL. BLACK WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORDS.

Decoration

N/A