Transmitter & receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: Portable
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2621.001

MANUFACTURER: Aircraft Instrument Service Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wooden box; steel handle; hinges, fastener, screws & receptors; plastic top panel; & connector; fabric coated metal cable

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: 14.1 cm
Height: 14.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Aircraft Instrument
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Detroit

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: possibly 1930's - WWII (1939-1945)
Canada: Unknown
Function: portable unit to facilitate radio voice communications to & from aircraft/ cover easily removable using slip-off hinges
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on mfr. label reads: "EYES AND EARS OF AVIATION/AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT/SERVICE INC./DETRIOT/MICH."; raised lettering on under side of power source connector reads: "CARTER/MADE/IN U.S.A./PAT./PEND."
Missing: antenna (?) & earphones
Finish: yellow pine box; black top panel & connector; silver handle; hinges, fastener, screws & receptors; black & gold cable
Decoration: mfr. label shows top view of airplane superimposed over compass between outstretched wings

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Aircraft Instrument Service Inc., Transmitter & receiver, radio, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2621, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.2621.001/

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