Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: SUPERHET/AC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0326.001

MANUFACTURER: THORCRAFT RADIO CO.
MODEL: CORONADA
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: SYNTHETIC CASING AND EXTERNAL FITTINGS; PRESSED PAPER BACK PANEL. METAL CHASSIS PARTIALLY VISIBLE. GLASS & METAL VACUUM TUBES ALSO VISIBLE INSIDE CASING.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.4 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED C. 1960+
Canada: SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVER MFD IN WINNIPEG, MB BY THORCRAFT RADIO CO., C. 1960.
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 AND COMMERCIAL RECEIVER MARKETS AND REMAIN THE BASIC RADIO CIRCUIT IN USE TODAY. (2001) (1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Coronada" printed in lower left of front panel. Decal on back reads "Made in Canada/ THORCRAFT RADIO CO./ WINNIPEG, CANADA". Vacuum tube placement map & following text printed on back panel: "SUPERHETERODYNE/ EQUIPPED WITH MAGNE-WAND ANTENNA/ FOR USE ON/ 117 VOLTS AC-DC/ 30 WATTS/ SERIAL NUMBER [blank]/ LT81C". Decal on radio back reads "[CSA logo]/ Approval Laboratories/ APPROVED/ POWER OPERATED/ RADIO/ S-3490".
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK BROWN SYNTHETIC CASING TOP, BOTTOM & SIDE PANELS;MEDIUM BROWN PRESSED PAPER BACK PANEL. OFF-WHITE MOULDED SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL FITTED WITH DARK BROWN & GOLDTONE SYNTHETIC KNOBS. DARK BROWN SYNTHETIC PLUG & COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.
Decoration: N/A

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THORCRAFT RADIO CO., Receiver, radio, circa 1960, Artifact no. 2001.0326, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0326.001/

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