General Information

Serial #

15491

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

25.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

27.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Spilsbury Tindall

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Vancouver

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

MID TO LATE 1950'S TO APPROX. 1970'S

Canada

MFG IN CANADA & USED EXTENSIVELY BY THE HBC IN THE NORTH

Function

TO TRANSMIT VOICE SIGNALS BY RADIO USING AMPLITUDE MODULATION, EITHER SINGLE OR DOUBLE SIDE BAND

Technical

TYPICAL TRANSMITTER OF THE PERIOD/ EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN MADE SET USED BY THE HBC WHEN THEY CONVERTED TO SSB

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON TOP UNIT: 'MODEL SB-60 R/T SERIAL 15491/ VOLTAGE DATE/ APPROVAL/ MANUFACTURED BY/ SPILSBURY & TINDALL LTD./ Radio Communications/ VANCOUVER CANADA'/ MFR'S PLATE ON BOTTOM UNIT SAME EXCEPT: 'MODEL SB-60 PSSERIAL 17490/ VOLTAGE 115/230V'/ ON FRONT: 'SPILSBURY & TINDALL LTD./ VANCOUVER CANADA [2 TIMES]'/ ON METER: 'Simpson/ DC MICROAMPERES'/ 'SB-60' ON TOP UNIT/ DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS/ DYNOTAPE: 'USE DSB ONLY/ ON CHAN. A'/ 'PWR. MUST BE ON 20 MINS. BEFORE PRESSING MIKE.'/ EMBOSSED IN MIKE: 'ST/ NOISE/ BARRIER'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL BOTTOM CASE WITH CHROMED BACK PANEL/ BLACK ENAMEL PERFORATED TOP CASE WITH CHROMED END PANELS/ BLACK KNOBS WITH SILVER CENTRES/ WHITE PRINTING

Decoration

N/A