General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CABINET (POSSIBLY MAHOGANY); SYNTHETIC, METAL & GLASS COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS. SOME FIBRE COVERED ELECTRICAL WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length

78.5 cm

Width

29.1 cm

Height

30.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Westinghouse

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER USED 1924+

Canada

THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER MFD IN HAMILTON, ON BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD. IN 1924.

Function

TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.

Technical

RECEIVER DESIGNED FOR BROADCAST RECEPTION AND CAPABLE OF TUNING TO ALL FREQUENCIES BETWEEN 1400 AND 540 KILOCYCLES (220 TO 550 METERS).REGENOFLEX CIRCUIT DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE INTERFERENCE WITH A NEIGHBOURING RADIO SET, AND TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SELECTIVITY. FRONT PANEL FITTED WITH LOCK TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED USE. (REF. 2

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Round plate on front panel reads "Radiola Regenoflex/ [Westinghouse logo]/ CANADIAN/ Westinghouse/ CO-LIMITED/ HAMILTON CANADA". Plate fixed to cabinet back reads "Westinghouse/ Radiola Regenoflex/ Radio Receiver/ PATENTED 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922/ Licensed only for Amateur Experimental/ and Entertainment use/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA/ G.S.". Controls, etc. labelled./ .1 vacuum tubes (from left to right): Tube 1: "WESTINGHOUSE/ WD-11" marked on tube top. "RADIOTRON WD-11/ PATENTED" cast in raised print on underside of tube base./ Tube 2: "WESTINGHOUSE/ WD-11" marked on tube top. "RADIOTRON WD-11/ PATENTED" cast in raised print on underside of tube base. White sticker applied to tube sleeve bears handwritten message "O.K."./ Tube 3: "WESTINGHOUSE/ WD-11" marked on tube top. "RADIOTRON WD-11/ PATENTED" cast in raised print on underside of tube base./ Tube 4: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ WD-11" marked on tube top. "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By...../ Date..../ WARNING/ Positively no adjustment if this label is removed/ or if dealer's name and date of sale is omitted." printed on paper label applied to sleeve. Second printed paper label applied over first; marked "TESTED O.K./ Radio and Automotive/ Equipment Co., Ltd./ Winnipeg/ Date [blank] ".

Missing

.1 FRONT PANEL HAS BEEN REPAIRED. CABINET MAY HAVE BEEN REFINISHED. SWITCH REPLACED. BATTERY CONNECTION CABLES ARE REPLACEMENTS/NOT CONTEMPORARY WITH RECEIVER. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete - repro. manual, photocopied documentation and loose spring found in radio and returned

Finish

DARK MAHOGANY (?) WOOD CABINET. BLACK SYNTHETIC PANEL ON FRONT HAS GOLDTONE MARKINGS, BRIGHT BRASS-COLOUR INDICATOR DIAL ARMS AND SIMILAR FITTINGS, AND BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS.

Decoration

INDICATOR DIAL ARMS ARE ELABORATELY SHAPED AND BRIGHTLY FINISHED- 3-POINTED TOP END REMINISCENT OF FLEUR-DE-LIS SHAPE.