Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: SW/DC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0355.001

MANUFACTURER: NATIONAL ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: SE-143
LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 504N
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ BRASS KNOBS, DIALS, JACKS & PLATES/ SYNTHETIC TOP PANEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 37.0 cm
Height: 29.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NATIONAL ELECTRIC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
City: Washington

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1920'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE SHORT WAVE RADIO BROADCAST WAVES, DEMODULATE THEM & TRANSMIT THEM AS AUDIO WAVES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'RADIO RECEIVER/ TYPE S.E.143 SERIAL NO 504N/ 250M TO 3000M/ MADE FOR/ BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING/ BY/ NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO./ WASHINGTON, D.C./ REQ. NO. 595N.S.A. Bu CONT. NO.31414/ DATE 1918'/ CALIBRATIONS & DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS, DIALS & JACKS INCLUDE: 'PRIMARY INDUCTANCE SWITCH' 'PRIMARY/ WAVE LENGTHS' 'STOPPING CONDENSER' 'TICKLER COUPLER' 'INDUCTIVE COUPLER' 'CRYSTAL AUDION/ DETECTOR SWITCH' 'UNTUNED TUNED/ SECNDARY SWITCH' 'RE' 'RA' 'TELEPHONES''AUD. TEL' 'TICKLER' 'SECONDARY INDUCTANCE SWITCH' 'SECONDARY/ WAVE LENGTHS' 'SECONDARY CONDENSER'
Missing: LID From CA of 11/02/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - No lid.
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED CASE/ SHELLACED (?) BRASS/ GOLD PRINTING ON PANEL
Decoration: N/A

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NATIONAL ELECTRIC CO., Receiver, radio, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1992.0355, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0355.001/

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