Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/BATTERY/TUBE/AUTOMOBILE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1052.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILCO PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL: TRANSITONE 817
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: S98141
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE; FABRIC SPEAKER COVER; SYNTHETIC CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PHILCO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
Period: PROBABLY 1930'S TO 1940'S
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM BROADCAST SIGNALS IN AN AUTOMOBILE.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY AUTOMOBILE RADIO
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'PHILCO RADIO/ REGD TRADE MARK/ CHASSIS TYPE 3817 CODE 121/ BATTERY OPERATED/PATENTED/ LICENSED BY CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED./ ONLY FOR THE NON-COMMERCIAL RECEPTION OF/ PUBLIC RADIO TELEPHONE BROADCAST./ PATENTED - 1915 TO 1930 INCLUSIVE./ MADE IN CANADA/ PHILCO PRODUCTS LTD./ TORONTO CANADA'/ STAMPED: 'S98141'/ ON FRONT: 'PHILCO/ PHILCO'.
Missing: From CA of 07/11/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK CRINKLE FINISH
Decoration: METAL BARS OVER SPEAKER COVER

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PHILCO PRODUCTS LTD., Receiver, radio, after 1930, Artifact no. 1987.1052, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.1052.001/

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