Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM/CRYSTAL/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0265.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PHILMORE MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 SYNTHETIC BASE; METAL CLIPS AND OTHER FITTINGS; COPPER TUNING WIRE; CARDSTOCK BASE..2 METAL HEADPHONES HAVE SYNTHETIC COVERS; FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES AND HEAD BAND..3-.4 SYNTHETIC COVERED METAL WIRE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.5 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 5.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PHILMORE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS CRYSTAL SET USED 1950+, BY DONOR.
- Canada
-
ONE OF TWO CRYSTAL RADIO SETS GIVEN TO THE DONOR BY HIS FATHER, AND USED AT HOME. - Function
-
TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM BROADCASTS VIA HEADPHONES. - Technical
-
SIMPLE CRYSTAL RADIO SET IN WHICH CRYSTAL AND CAT'S WHISKER (BOTH MISSING) ARE MOUNTED IN CENTRE TOP, AND TUNER (BELOW) IS MOVED BACK & FORTH TO SELECT THE SIGNAL. ANTENNA, GROUND, AND HEADPHONES ARE CONNECTED TO SET VIA 4 FAHNESTOCK CLIPS. VARIATIONS ON THIS MODEL SOLD MID-1920S TO1950S. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "Philmore", 'PHONE", "PHONE", "AERIAL" AND "GROUND" marked in raised print on receiver. Graduated scale markings below tuning scale are not labelled..2 "Philmore/ PURE-TONE/ PHILMORE MFG. CO./ NEW YORK" incised in each of the earpieces. "D" crudely incised in back of one earpiece..3-.4 No markings visible.
- Missing
- CRYSTAL AND CAT'S WHISKER MISSING ON .1
- Finish
- .1 OFF-WHITE SSYNTHETIC BASE HAS BLACK CARDSTOCK LINER ON UNDERSIDE. SILVER METAL COMPONENTS, SAVE COPPER TUNING WIRE. BLACK SYNTHETIC KNOB ON CAT'S WHISKER MOUNTING..2 SILVER METAL HEADPHONE CASING; SMOOTH BLACK SYNTHETIC CAPS COVER EARPIECES. WOVEN BLACK FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES AND HEADBAND..3 SMOOTH OFF-WHITE SYNTHETIC COVERING ON WIRE..4 SMOOTH BROWN SYNTHETIC COVERING ON WIRE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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PHILMORE MFG. CO., Receiver, radio, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0265, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0265.001/
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