Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: STD BCST-SW/AC/TABLE
DATE: 1941–1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0805.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 1568A
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1994
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASING/ SYNTHETIC BACK, KNOBS, DIAL COVER & PARTS/ FABRIC ANTENNA CORD COVER & SPEAKER COVER/ METAL & GLASS WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.7 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 25.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE IN CANADA/ ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO HUBERT & AGNES ROGERS
Function: RECEIVES STANDARD BROADCAST PLUS 4 SHORTWAVE BANDS
Technical: ONE OF THE LAST OF THE PRE-WWII MODELS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE DECAL READING 'MODEL 1568A VOLTS. 105-115/ WATTS. 35 CYCLES. UNIV 25-60/ MADE IN CANADA/ SERIAL NO. 1994/ Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/MONTREAL CANADA'/ BLUE DECAL WITH PATENT INFO, TUBE LOCATIONS & LICENSING INFO/ 'Northern Electric' & CONTROL FUNCTIONINGS IN GOLD LETTERING ON FRONT
Missing: POWER CORD MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DIAL CORD NEEDS RESTRINGING. From CA of 02/14/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: VARNISH BROWN STAINED WOOD/ BROWN SYNTHETIC/ GOLD SPEAKER COVER/ BLACK POWER CORD & DIAL FACE/ BROWN ANTENNA CORD
Decoration: GREEN & RED NUMBERS, & GOLD LETTERING ON DIAL/ INCISED PARALLEL LINES ON KNOBS/ INSET WOOD PIECE WITH 4 WIDE PARALLEL GROOVES OVER SPEAKER AND CONTINUING AROUND SIDE TO BACK

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Receiver, radio, between 1941–1942, Artifact no. 1984.0805, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0805.001/

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