General Information

Serial #

891

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CABINET/ SYNTHETIC CONTROL KNOBS & FRONT PANEL/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

24.5 cm

Height

25.0 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

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Pittsburgh

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1920'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO FORM PART OF A RADIO RECEIVER BY PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SUITABLE FOR FEEDING INTO A DETECTOR & BEING ADJUSTABLE FOR SELECTING A DESIRED SIGNAL.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF VERY EARLY REGENERATIVE RADIO TUNER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE: 'WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA U.S.A./ RECEIVING TUNER/ TYPE RA/ WAVE LENGTH RANGE 180-700 METERS/ STYLE NO./ 307189/ SERIAL NO. 891/ PATENTED 6-30-08/ 10-6-14/ 5422 (11-30-20)'/ MARKINGS AROUND DIALS: 'TUNER O [TO] 100' 'MIN VERNIER MAX' 'MIN TICKLERMAX' 'GRID' 'FIL GND' 'TICKLER' 'PLATE' 'ANT'/ HANDWRITTEN ON CABINET BACK: '- B + A/ + C - A/ + 22 1/2 V 45 +' '+ 90 V'

Missing

N/A

Finish

VARNISHED CABINET/ DARK BROWN KNOBS & FRONT PANELS

Decoration

N/A