General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD CASING; METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS; SYNTHETIC FABRIC COVERING ON FRONT/.2 WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

54.5 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

33.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, GAS MFR. & DISTRIBUTOR, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO CITY OF TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF INCREASING COMPETITION WITH & EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.

Function

DEVICE USED IN HOME, OFFICE ETC, TO RECEIVE RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS.

Technical

THIS GAS POWERED RADIO IS EXAMPLEOF APPLICATION OF GAS TO COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. GAS WAS USED TO PRODUCE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY WHICH OPERATED RADIO. IN 1882 SEEBECK OBSERVED THAT ELECTRICAL CURRENT IS GENERATED IN CLOSED CIRCUIT BY HEATING POINTS OF CONTACT OF TWO DISSIMILAR METALS; THIS IS SEEBECK EFFECT (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD PAINTED METAL "Canzanetta" IN SCRIPT ON FRONT

Missing

KNOB, OTHERWISE UNKNOWN

Finish

.1 DARK BROWN STAINED & COATED WOOD; LIGHT BROWN FRONT COVERING; BLACK KNOB/.2 PAINTED BLUE; HARDWARE FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION

Decoration

.1 GOLD PAINTED METAL EDGING AROUND FRONT