Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM/SUPERHET/AC-DC/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1948–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0222.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA Victor Co. of Canada
- MODEL
- BP-6
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- I-912
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASE WITH PLASTIC ENDS AND HANDLE/ METAL CHASSIS/ GLASS TUBES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.0 cm
- Width
- 13.5 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
- RCA
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- LATE 1940s AND 1950s
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA - Function
-
TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY AC/DC PORTABLE. ONE OF A SERIES THAT BEGAN IN THE U.S. IN 1946. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'RCA VICTOR' ON TOP/ LOGO CENTRE FRONT/ LABELS INSIDE BACK COVER READ: 'RCA Victor Radio/ Super-Heterodyne/ Range 540-1600 Kilocycles/ Made in Canada by RCA Victor Company Limited,/ and licensed only for non-commercial reception of/ public radio telephone broadcasting. Patents 1931/ to 1947/ LOCATION OF RADIOTRONS/ [DIAGRAM]/ THIS SET IS DESIGNED FOR AND/EQUIPPED WITH GENUINE RADIOTRONS/ WARNING [FOLLOWED BY EXTRACT FROM CAN RADIO TELEGRAPH ACT 1938 PART 1166F].'/ WARNING REGARDING PLUG IN ENG & FR/ 1943 CESA APPROVAL STICKER/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM: 'MODEL 66BX'
- Missing
- From CA of 02/05/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing cord storage tube
- Finish
- BROWN ENDS AND HANDLE ON CASE/ DULL FINISH ON METAL EXCEPT FOR CENTRAL SHINY FRONT SECTION/ GOLD COLOUR ON KNOBS.
- Decoration
- MFG'S LOGO CENTRE FRONT/ HORIZONTAL BAR GRID OVER SPEAKER IN CENTRE FRONT.
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RCA Victor Co. of Canada, Receiver, radio, circa 1948–1949, Artifact no. 1988.0222, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0222.001/
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