Cat's whisker
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- OBJECT TYPE
- COILED WIRE
- DATE
- 1920–1929
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1208.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PHILMORE MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal wires, silvered.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.9 cm
- Width
- 6.3 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PHILMORE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
This type of cats' whisker was used in Canada as well as the U.S. - Function
-
The cats whisker was used as the contact on the crystal in early crystal radio receivers. - Technical
-
Type sample. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Following info appears on card front: 'Philmore/CATS WHISKER/SPECIAL SILVERED/TO GIVE BEST RESULTS/PRICE 25c/Philmore Mfg. Co. New York Diagram and Instructions on Other Side'./Reverse bears diagram, instructions for grounding, etc.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Two coiled wires: one copper coloured, the other is dark brown. Golden card for packaging.
- Decoration
- Black lettering on gold coloured card. "Lightening" design on sides; drawing of black cat's head between 2 coiled wires. Diagram on reverse of card.
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PHILMORE MFG. CO., Cat's whisker, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1984.1208, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1208.001/
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