Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: STD BCST/REFLEX/BATTERY/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0343.001

MANUFACTURER: GRANT, W.W. LTD.
MODEL: VOICE OF THE PRAIRIE FOUR
LOCATION: 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, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS. WOVEN FABRIC COVERED ELECTRICAL CORD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 42.0 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: GRANT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED 1927+
Canada: EARLY RADIO RECEIVER MFD IN 1927 BY W.W.W. GRANT LTD. BILL GRANT WAS A PIONEER IN CANADIAN BROADCASTING, BUILDING AND INSTALLING TRANSMITTERS (CFCN, CJOC, CHCQ, CKUA, CFQC); MFG. RADIO RECEIVERS, AND ESTABLISHING & OPERATING CFCN THE "VOICE OF THE PRAIRIES" IN CALGARY, AB.
Function: TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: THEREFLEX RADIO RECEIVING CIRCUIT WAS INVENTED IN 1917 BY MARIUS LATOUR. IN IT, THE VACUUM TUBES ARE MADE TO PERFORM AS BOTH RADIO AND AUDIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS. THE INCOMING RADIO FREQUENCY CURRENT IS AMPLIFIED AR RADIO FREQUENCY, RECTIFIED BY A DETECTOR, THEN AMPLIFIED AT AUDIO FREQUENCY, USING THE SAME TUBE. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "The Voice of the Prairie/ W.W. GRANT LTD." printed in goltone script on front panel. All controls, etc. labelled.
Missing: UNKNOWN. ONE KNOB NOT ORIGINAL. From CA of 12/18/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET. BLACK SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL BEARS GOLDTONE MARKINGS; BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC TUNING DIALS AND TERMINAL CONNECTION CAPS; 4 GLASS 'PEANUT' STYLE VACUUM TUBES VISIBLE. LIGHT BROWN WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.
Decoration: GOLDTONE STRAIGHT AND SCROLLING LINES FORM DECORATIVE BORDER AROUND FRONT PANEL OF RECEIVER.

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GRANT, W.W. LTD., Receiver, radio, 1927, Artifact no. 2001.0343, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0343.001/

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