General Information

Serial #

139-684309

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CABINET, SHEET METAL CHASSIS, POWER TRANSFORMER, VACUUM TUBES, VARIABLE AND FIXED CAPACITORS, VARIABLE AND FIXED RESISTORS, MISC. WIRING, SOCKETS AND CONNECTORS, ELECTRIC DYNAMIC SPEAKER, DIAL ASSEMBLY AND KNOBS. FABRIC SPEAKER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length

63.0 cm

Width

39.0 cm

Height

109.0 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

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RADIO USED BETWEEN C.1938-1950

Canada

NIL

Function

TO RECEIVE AND SELECT RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, CONVERT A SELECTED FREQUENCY TO AUDIO FREQUENCIES TO DRIVE THE CABINET MOUNTED LOUDSPEAKER WITH THE AMPLIFIED AUDIO FREQUENCIES.

Technical

THIS PARTICULAR MODEL USED A PUSH BUTTON TUNING ARRANGEMENT THAT PROVIDED A SEPARATE PRETUNED SECTION FOR THE PUSH BUTTON SYSTEM AND A STANDARD DIAL-DRIVEN CAPACITOR TUNED SYSTEM FOR NORMAL BROADCAST AND SHORT WAVE TUNING

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PUSH BUTTONS HAVE VARIOUS RADIO CALL LETTERS FRAMED ABOVE THE PUSH BUTTONS. DIAL IS CALIBRATED IN KILOCYCLES FROM THE BROADCAST BAND THROUGH TO THE 2 MEGACYCLE BAND. ALL CONTROLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED. THE MANUFACTURE'S PLATE IS INSTALLED ON THE REAR OF THE CHASSIS. A CSA APPROVAL DECAL IS INSTALLED TO THE RIGHT OF THE MANUFACTURER'S PLATE.

Missing

MISSING RVC 6V5 TUNING INDICATOR TUBE; MAIN TUNING KNOB AND THREE OTHERCONTROL KNOBS

Finish

CABINET, MAHOGANY FINISH VARNISH. CHASSIS ZINC PLATED. GOLD & BROWN WOVEN FABRIC SPEAKER COVER

Decoration

PANELED SECTIONED CABINET WITH MACHINED COLUMNS AND TRIM