Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-STD BCST/SUPERHET/AC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0224.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Marconi Co.
MODEL: 155
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 155-721674
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE & KNOBS/GLASS DIAL PLATE COVER/ CLOTH OVER SPEAKER/ METAL DIAL PLATE/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL CHASSIS

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Marconi
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: PROBABLY 1940S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS AND CONVERT THEM TO AUDIO WAVES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD DOMESTIC RADIO RECEIVER OF THE 1940'S
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE ON CHASSIS: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY/ UNDER PATENTS OF YEARS 1914 TO 1939 INCLUSIVE/ AND UNDER PATENTS OF/ CANADIAN RADIO PATENTS LIMITED/ LICENSED ONLY FOR THE NON-COMMERCIAL/ RECEPTION OF RADIO TELEPHONE BROADCASTING/ Marconi/ CANADA/ MODEL 155 SERIAL 155-721674/ VOLTS 115 FREQ. 60 WATTS 39'/ STICKER ON CHASSIS: 'P.M. Wright Electrician/ 1927 DORCHESTER ST. W. MONTREAL-UN[?]/ HEATING ELEMENTS TO ORDER/ [?]'/ STICKER ON CHASSIS: 'C.E.S.A. STANDARD/ APPROVED BY [?]RO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION/ 4045/ POWER OPERATED RADIO'/ ON DIAL PLATE: 'Marconi/ POLICE/ 55...[TO] 170'
Missing: SPEAKER HAS BEEN REPLACED/ CORD IS BADLY DETERIORATED
Finish: WOOD STAINED AND VARNISHED/ DIAL PLATE BROWN & GOLD WITH BLACK PRINTING/ SPEAKER COVER GOLD COLOURED CLOTH
Decoration: DIAL PLATE DECORATED WITH VERTICAL BROWN LINES/ DECORATIVE RECTANGULAR CUT-OUTS IN FRONT OF SPEAKER/ INLAY HORIZONTAL WOOD PIECE AROUND MIDDLE OF CABINET

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Canadian Marconi Co., Receiver, radio, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1993.0224, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1993.0224.001/

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