Power supply

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OBJECT TYPE: TRANSMITTER
DATE: 1925–1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0550.011

MANUFACTURER: MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 11
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal frame and components, ceramic and glass insulator

Dimensions

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

Length: 111.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 93.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MARCONI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1926 TO 1956
Canada: FIRST CANADA TO GREAT BRITAIN SHORTWAVE LINK. ALL BRASS WORK WAS CUT, DRILLED TAPPED & ASSEMBLED LOCALLY ACCORDING TO WILFRED ROGER WHO STARTED WORK IN OCT. 1925(?) WITH THE MARCONI CO. IN DRUMMONDVILLE, QUEBEC.
Function: Used to supply regulated DC power to a transmitter.
Technical: ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL SW TRANSMITTERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Logo on box at the proper front: "M.E.M."/ Moulded into the metal of the electrical box: "30 AMP 500/ GLASGOW/ REX/ PATENT"
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Predominantly black components and frame with clear glass insulator bars and bulbs, white ceramic insulators and white meter dial faces, and a green and yellow logo on the electrical box.
Decoration: N/A

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MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO., Power supply, between 1925–1926, Artifact no. 1976.0550, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1976.0550.011/

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