Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: STD BCST/NEUTRODYNE/DC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1389.001

MANUFACTURER: STROMBERG-CARLSON TEL. MFG. CO.
MODEL: 1A
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 7279
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CABINET. BAKELITE FRONT PANEL, TUNING KNOBS. GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 73.5 cm
Width: 21.7 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: STROMBERG CARLSON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER USED C.1923-1930
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, SELECT SPECIFIC CHANNELS AND CONVERT TO AUDIO FREQUENCIES WHICH WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO PRODUCE AN OUTPUT FOR HEADPHONES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY TUBE TYPE RADIO RECEIVER. TERM 'NEUTRODYNE' REFERS TO NEUTRALIZED TRF.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Stromberg-Carlson/ NEUTRODYNE RECEIVER' INCISED ON FRONT PANEL; ALL CONTROLS LABELLED ON BOTH FRONT & BACK OF RECEIVER/ MFR'S PLATE SCREWED INSIDE CABINET READS: 'Licensed by/ Independent Radio Manufacturers, Inc./ Reg. U.S. Pat. Off./ NEUTRODYNE/ Reg. U.S. Pat. Off./ Pat. March 27, 1923 and April 1, 1924/ Hazeltine Pats. Nos. 1,450,080 and 1,489,228/ Other Patents Pending/ Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co./ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A./ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ SERIAL NO. 7279 CODE NO. 1A'/ DECAL INSIDE LID READS: 'STROMBERG-CARLSON TELEPHONE MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ OF CANADA LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA'
Missing: TWO TYPE 30 TUBES MISSING/ CABINET FINISHNOT ORIGINAL From CA of 07/12/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: vacuum tubes on pr. left side of top compartment, possibly other missing parts.
Finish: LIGHT BROWN PAINTED FINISH ON CASE NOT ORIGINAL: CABINET WOULD HAVE HAD MAHOGANY STAIN & VARNISH FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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STROMBERG-CARLSON TEL. MFG. CO., Receiver, radio, circa 1923, Artifact no. 1992.1389, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1389.001/

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