Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: REGENERATIVE/BATTERY/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0315.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Canada Radio Co. of Winnipeg
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS VISIBLE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.7 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 27.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Canada
Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED 1924+
Canada: EARLY REGENERATIVE RECEIVER MADE IN WINNIPEG, MB BY WESTERN CANADA RADIO CO. OF WINNIPEG IN 1924. THIS EXAMPLE IS THE SOLE EXAMPLE KNOWN TO EXIST (2001).
Function: TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: REGENERATIVE RADIO RECEIVERS WERE DEVELOPED IN THE EARLY 1920S, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CRYSTAL SETS. REGENERATIVE SETS EMPLOYED A VACUUM TUBE TO BOTH DEMODULATE OR DETECT THE RADIO SIGNAL, AND TO PROVIDE AMPLIFICATION. CAREFUL CONTROL OF THE LEVEL OF AMPLIFICATION WAS NECESSARY TO PREVENT OSCILLATION OF THE VACUUM TUBE BUT THE RESULT WAS THAT POWER OUTPUT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO DRIVE A LOUDSPEAKER. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on cabinet top marked "MANUFACTURED & GUARANTEED BY/ WESTERN CANADA RADIO CO./ OF WINNIPEG."
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET. BLACK SYNTHETIC PANEL HAS SILVER METAL FITTINGS, AND MOULDED BLACK SYNTHETIC KNOBS, DIALS, AND CONTACT POINT COVERS.
Decoration: N/A

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Western Canada Radio Co. of Winnipeg, Receiver, radio, 1924, Artifact no. 2001.0315, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0315.001/

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