Crystal, galena

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OBJECT TYPE: MOUNTED
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0199.001

MANUFACTURER: Britain's Best Crystal Ltd.
MODEL: MIGHTY ATOM
LOCATION: Kingston-on-Thames, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ CRYSTAL-GALENA/ LEAD/ PAPER LABEL ON CONTAINER

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.2 cm
Width: 3.3 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Britain
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Kingston-on-Thames

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1920'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN THE BUILDING OF CRYSTAL DETECTOR SETS FOR EARLY RADIO
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF REPLACEMENT CRYSTAL MOUNTED IN LEAD FOR USE IN 'CAT'S WHISKER' TYPE DETECTOR
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON CONTAINER: 'BRITAIN'S BEST CRYSTAL, Ltd./ 6D/ THE/ MIGHTY/ ATOM/ THIS LABEL/ IS UNBROKEN'/ PRINTING ON LID COVERED BY TAPE/ PRINTING INSIDE LID: 'THE/ MIGHTY ATOM CRYSTAL/ is guaranteed sensitive,/ if found deficient return/ with this lid to the-/ Manufacturers who will replace free and refund/ postage./ BRITAIN'S BEST CRYSTAL LTD./ ATOM HOUSE/ KINGSTON-ON-THAMES'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CONTAINER PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK WITH ORANGE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Britain's Best Crystal Ltd., Crystal, galena, circa 1922, Artifact no. 1994.0199, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0199.001/

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