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- OBJECT TYPE
- modified
- DATE
- 1951
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2018.0231.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 488
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- Field Strength Meter
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- An object comprised of metal, synthetic, glass and leather elements/Un objet fait avec du matériel en métal, synthétique, en verre et en cuir.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.5 cm
- Width
- 28.5 cm
- Height
- 21.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Television
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
This artifact represents the development of one of Canada’s earliest commercial cable television systems because of Edwin R. Jarmain. In 1952, he successfully established an experimental cable operation in London, Ontario. He increased reliable access to over-the-air television by erecting a large rhombic antenna, and then transmitting—via cable. The rhombic antenna could pull down a stronger signal and provide a much more reliable television service. By 1974, service had expanded to 100,000 homes in Ontario, prompting Jarmain and his sons to go public as Canadian Cablesystems Inc. The company was bought out by Rogers Communications in 1979. In 2011, Jarmain was inducted into Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame as “the acknowledged father and pioneer of cable television in Canada.” L’objet représente le développement d’un des plus jeunes systèmes de télévision a câble au Canada grâce Edwin R. Jarmain. En 1952 il a établi un système prototype d'opération de câble à London, Ontario. Il a augmenté l’accès à la télévision en directe en construisant une antenne rhombique et en transmissent via câble. L'antenne pouvait tirer un signal plus fiable qui était plus fort et favorable pour les services de télévision. En 1974 le service a grossi à 100,000 maisons et Jarmain a pris la décision d'aller public avec le nom Canadian Cablesystems Inc. La compagnie a été achetée par Rogers Communications en 1979. En 2011 Jarmain a été intronisée au Temple de la Renommée pour les Télécommunications du Canada et a été reconnu comme le père et pionnier de la télévision a câble au Canada. - Function
-
This device functioned as a reader as well as a meter that measures the strength of television signals as well as any other boosters or amplifies that my accompany it. Utiliser pour mesurer la force des signaux de télévision et des amplificateurs de ces signaux qui peuvent les accompagner. - Technical
-
A technology used for testing signal strength in a cable television transmission system. It has been modified with a black ERJ dial (on the front plate, covering “Field Strength”), likely added to help maintain calibration. Une technologie pour tester la force du signal pour la transmission d'un système de télévision. Ceci a probablement été modifier pour convertir la force de champ avec un bouton noir ERJ pour mieux maintenir l'étalonnage. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the front of the object/Sur le devant de l'objet: "Simpson, TV FIELD METER/ CHANNEL SELECTOR, 13, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,/ CHALLES/ 7 TO 13, X 100, X10, X1, OFF, X1000, PHONES, / CHANNELS 2 TO 6, MADE IN U.S.A., ADJUST FINE TURNING/ FOR MAX INDICATION", Inside the glass screen/A l'intérieur de l'écran en verre: "0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50/ RELATIVE FIELD STRENGTH/ Simpson".
- Missing
- None apparent/L'objet a toutes ces pièces.
- Finish
- A silver metal box shaped artifact with a black synthetic cable extending from its back. A leather holding strap sits on its top for lifting and transportation. Black lettering is scattered across its front face. The front of the artifact has three black synthetic knobs as well as one small metal switch in its proper bottom right corner. A glass screen covers a metal arrow that sits over a white background with a black numerical scale. Une boite en métal de couleur argent qui a un câble synthétique qui ressort de son dos. Une sangle en cuir est visible sur sont dessus pour le transporter. Du lettrage noir est visible sur le devant de l'artefact. Sur le devant il y a aussi trois boutons synthétiques ainsi qu'un interrupteur en métal dans le coin du bon côté droit. Un écran en verre recouvre une flèche en métal qui est assit sur un arrière-plan blanc avec une échelle numérique en lettrage noir.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Reader, meter, circa 1951, Artifact no. 2018.0231, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2018.0231.001/
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