Box, remote control

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OBJECT TYPE: Transmitter
DATE: 1944–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0144.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 216
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. steel & aluminum; plastic knobs on top; unidentified (possibly felt) cushioning under bracket that holds swivel for stick in place; glass & ceramic capacitors & tubes inside; cloth coated wires.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aviation armament
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Germany's surface-to-air missile program was initiated in early 1944 and suspended in February 1945.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Control box for Strasburg-Kehl transmitter used to operate Rheintocktor (Daughter of the Rhine) or Wasserfall (Waterfall) guided surface-to-air missile. These weapons were used against Allied heavy bombers in the combined bomber offensive over western Europe.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Hand written lettering painted (?) on sides reads: "Geber or/Control Stick/For/Stassburg -/Kehl/Geber/Control/Stick"; number engraved or stamped on underside of base reads: "216".
Missing: Control stick.
Finish: Black; one button on top is red; red hand written lettering on 2 sides.
Decoration: None.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, remote control, between 1944–1945, Artifact no. 2005.0144, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0144.001/

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