Generator, signal

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1937–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0336.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILCO
MODEL: 024
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PHILCO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1940'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO SUPPLY A STANDARD VOLTAGE OF KNOWN AMPLITUDE, FREQUENCY, & WAVEFORM FOR MEASURING PURPOSES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BASIC SIGNAL GENERATOR OF THE PERIOD USED IN GENERAL RADIO WORK
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT PANEL: 'PHILCO/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ TYPE-024/ SIGNAL GENERATOR'/ 'OFF/ON'/ 'ANT./GND.'/ 'RANGE/ A B'/ 'ATTENUATOR/ INCREASE'/ RANGE SCALES FOR A: '110-250' & '440-1000' AND FOR B: '220-500' & '880-2000'
Missing: ONE FRONT SCREW/ POWER SUPPLY
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CRINKLE FINISH ON CASE/ GLOSSY BLACK PAINT TRIMMED WITH GOLD ON FRONT PANEL/ GOLD LETTERING/ BLACK KNOBS
Decoration: GOLD TRIM/ DECORATIVE KNOBS

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PHILCO, Generator, signal, circa 1937–1939, Artifact no. 1988.0336, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0336.001/

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