Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MULTIBAND/HETERODYNE/TUBE/AIRCRAFT
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0084.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- R1155A
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- 10026
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CASE: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE/ RADIO: METAL CABINET; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 51.5 cm
- Width
- 33.5 cm
- Height
- 36.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Communications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA - GENERALLY FOR USE IN BOMBER AIR CRAFT - Function
-
TO RECEIVE CW MCW & R/T BROADCAST SIGNALS IN AIRCRAFT - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF WWII COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'RECEIVER/ TYPE R 1155 A/ REF.NO. 100/820/ A [CROWN] M/ SERIAL NO 10026'/ AROUND KNOBS: 'METER BALANCE' 'METER AMPLITUDE' 'TUNING INDICATOR' 'METER DEFLEC.' 'AURAL SENSE' 'INCREASE VOLUME' 'HETR ON' 'A.V.C. BALANCE VISUAL' 'FROM LOOP AERIAL' 'TO VISUAL INDICATOR' 'FROM TRANSMITTER'/ TWO STICKERS: 'CANADIAN MADE'
- Missing
- From CA of 02/28/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing three tubes, one cork panel from side of cabinet
- Finish
- CASE: GREY PAINT/ RADIO: BLACK MATTE PAINT ON CABINET/ BLACK KNOBS/ WHITE PRINTING DIAL: BLUE, YELLOW & RED ARCS WITH BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Receiver, radio, circa 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1990.0084, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0084.001/
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