Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/AC/TABLE
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0140.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: H-600
LOCATION: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC/ METAL CHASSIS & WORKING PARTS/ GLASS TUBES

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1939 TO 1989
Canada: PURCHASED & USED IN CANADA FOR 50 YEARS
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF COLOURFUL PLASTIC CABINETS MADE IN THE U.S. BEFORE WWII
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR. LABEL ON BOTTOM: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/ RATING-VOLTS/ 115/ A-C OR D-C/ CYCLES-WATTS/ 25-60 50/ G-E RADIO H-600/ SUPERHETERODYNE/ RANGE 550-1600 KILOCYCLES 455K.C.I.F./ NOTICE/ LICENSED ONLY FOR RADIO AMATEUR EXPERIMENTAL AND BROADCAST RECEPTION. THE MANUFACTURE AND/OR SALE OF THIS APPARATUS DOES NOTIMPLY ANY LICENSE UNDER ANY PATENT RELATING TO THE STRUCTURE OR MANUFACTURE OF RADIO TUBES/ [SEE LIST OF PATENTS IN SUPP. INFO. FILE]/ [DETAILED GUARANTEE STATED]/ MANUFACTURED BY/ GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY/ N.P. 73963 BRIDGEPORT, CONN. MADE IN U.S.A.'/ FRONT DIAL READS: 'GENERAL [LOGO] ELECTRIC/ [DIAL NOS. 55 TO 160]'
Missing: From CA of 06/07/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing dial light bulb
Finish: CASE COLOURED TO SIMULATE WHITE-BROWN MARBLE/ BROWN DIAL WITH ORANGE TRIM
Decoration: ROUNDED CORNERS/ HORIZONTAL RIDGES AROUND ENTIRE BODY/ SIX ROWS OF ANGLED RECTANGLES ON FRONT OVER SPEAKER/ RECTANGULAR OPENING FOR DIAL/ TWO RIDGES ON BOTTOM AS 'FEET'

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General Electric, Receiver, radio, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1989.0140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0140.001/

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