General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 DARK WOOD CABINET. METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS AND FITTINGS VISIBLE. CRYSTAL HOUSED IN GLASS CYLINDER..2 WOODEN CABINET LID HAS METAL CLOSURES AND HANDLE..3 METAL, SYNTHETIC, AND FABRIC COMPONENTS. bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length

24.5 cm

Width

22.5 cm

Height

19.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Independent

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER USED 1923+

Canada

RADIO RECEIVING SET MADE IN TORONTO, ON BY CANADIAN INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. LTD. IN 1923.

Function

TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.

Technical

'EVERYMAN' CRYSTAL SET WAS A CLOSE COPY OF A [LEE] DE FOREST SET FOR WHICH A SUBSIDIARY CO., THE CANADIAN RADIO CORP. LTD, HAD ACQUIRED LICENSES & PATENT RIGHTS TO USE. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate fixed to cabinet front reads "MADE BY/ CANADIAN INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA". Tuning scales divided 0-90. "EAGLE LOCK CO./ TERRYVILLE, CONN./ U.S.A." stamped into each latch on case..2 No markings on lid proper. See copy of Operating Instructions glued to lid, in Supp. Info..3 "CANADIAN INDEPENDENT/ TELEPHONE CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO/ ONT./ 2/ 2000/ [symbol]/ Z/ 2500/ [logo]".

Missing

UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/18/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

.1 DARK WOOD CABINET. BLACK PAINTED WOOD PANEL HAS BRIGHT SILVER METAL INDICATOR SCALES & CONNECTION POSTS, AND BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS AND TERMINAL POST CAPS. INTERIOR OF HEADPHONE STORAGE COMPARTMENT IS UNFINISHED..2 DARK WOOD FINISH ON EXTERIOR; OFF-WHITE PAPER BEARING GRAPHICS AND TEXT FIXED (GLUED ?) TO INSIDE OF LID..3 SILVER METAL HEADPHONES HAVE BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERS; BROWN FABRIC COVERING ON HEADSTRAP & CORDS.

Decoration

N/A