Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/SUPERHET/AC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1078.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Marconi Co.
MODEL: 367
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ METAL DIAL FRAME/ GLASS DIAL PLATE/ METAL CHASSIS/ GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ FABRIC SPEAKER COVER/ FIBREBOARD BACK

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.2 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 24.2 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: Ontario
Period: DONOR BOUGHT NEW IN 1952
Canada: MADE IN CANADA - REPRESENTS THE TIME PERIOD WHEN MARCONI WAS ABOUT TO ABANDON THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT FIELD
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD (AM) BROADCASTS
Technical: STANDARD, GOOD QUALITY AM RECEIVER AT A TIME WHEN 5 TUBE PLASTIC CABINETS WERE THE NORM
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT: 'Marconi' IN PLASTIC PLATE/ ON DIAL PLATE: 'Standard Broadcast/ 55 6 7 9 12 15 17/ VOLUME/ RADIO-PHONO OFF-TONE TUNING'/STAMPED ON BACK: 'MODEL 367/ FINAL TEST/ 300'/ DECAL ON BOTTOM INSIDE: 'Cabinet by/ ALNEE/ Alnee Wood Products Inc./ MON[?]L, QUE.'
Missing: From CA of 02/07/1996 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: CABINET STAINED & VARNISHED/ BROWN WITH GOLD FLECKS SPEAKER COVER/ BROWN & GOLD KNOBS/ CREAM & RED PRINTING ON DIAL PLATE
Decoration: FRONT BOTTOM OF CABINET HAS SERIES OF INCISED VERTICAL LINES

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Canadian Marconi Co., Receiver, radio, circa 1952, Artifact no. 1992.1078, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1078.001/

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