General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOODEN CABINET/ METAL HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC DIALS/ CONDENSITE FRONT PANEL/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/ GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC TUBES/.2 METAL CABINET/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ WOOD BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

36.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

20.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Rogers

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1920'S

Canada

DESIGNED & BUILT IN CANADA. IN 1924 EDWARD SAMUELS ROGERS OBTAINED THE CANADIAN PATENT RIGHTS TO THE ACTUBE INVENTED BY F.S. MCCULLOUGH. HE PERFECTED THE TUBE & ESTABLISHED THE STANDARD RADIO MFG. CORP. IN 1925 TO MANUFACTURE A RADIO SET USING HIS AC TUBES IN TORONTO (REF.1).

Function

TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM BROADCASTS USING EITHER HEADPHONES OR A LOUDSPEAKER.

Technical

DESIGNED TO USE THE NEW AC TUBES FOR FILAMENTS BUT STILL REQUIRED 'B' BATTERIES. THE BATTERY ELIMINATOR (.2) WAS USED TO POWER THE RECEIVER, COMBINING IN ONE UNIT THE FUNCTION OF 'B' BATTERIES AND HEATER SUPPLY (REF.4).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 ON FRONT PANEL: 'ROGERS/ BATTERYLESS/ A/C/ PAT'D 1922.3.5'/ AROUND PLUGS: 'TELEPHONE' 'LOUD SPEAKER'/.2 MFr'S PLATE: 'ROGERS/ POWER UNIT/ TYPE AB SERIAL NO. 45/ H.E.P.C. APP. NO.45/ VOLTAGE 110 FREQUENCY 25-60/ MANUFACTURED BY/ STANDARD RADIO MFG. CORP. LTD./ TORONTO, ONT'/ ON METER FACE: 'D.C. VOLTS/ STANDARD RADIO/ MFG. CORP. LTD./ HOYT METER/ TYPE 536/ MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

.1: 4 FEET; ONE MODEL 32 TUBE; B & C BATTERIES/ .2: CONNECTIONS; VARIOUS PIECES OF HARDWARE

Finish

.1 STAINED & VARNISHED CABINET/ BROWN FRONT PANEL WITH BLACK KNOBS/.2 BLACK TEXTURED FINISH, NOW VERY RUSTY

Decoration

.1 FRONT PANEL: DECORATIVE INCISED PATTERN AROUND EDGE/ MOULDING AROUND BOTTOM EDGE OF CABINET