General Information

Serial #

28388

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CABINET; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS. FABRIC COVERED ELECTRICAL WIRING. bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length

44.0 cm

Width

35.0 cm

Height

26.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Westinghouse

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER USED 1927+

Canada

THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER MFD. IN HAMILTON, ON BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD. IN 1927. RADIO RECEIVER MODEL IS CANADIAN DESIGN. (REF. 1)

Function

TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.

Technical

TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY (TRF) RECEIVERS USE ONE OR MORE STAGES OF RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFICATION BEFORE A SEPARATE DETECTOR STAGE: EACH STAGE HAS TO BE SEPARATELY TUNED. THOUGH REQUIRINGMULTIPLE TUNING CONTROLS AND A RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE VACUUM TUBES, TRFS WERE MORE SELECTIVE, MORE SENSITIVE & LOUDER THAN COMPETING REGENERATIVE RECEIVERS. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"57 SPECIAL/ CANADIAN/ Westinghouse/ CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON CANADA" appears in raised print on mfr's plate fixed to receiver front. All controls, etc. labelled. Plate fixed to inside of receiver lid "Licensed under Patents, Canadian Radio Patents Limited./ granted 1917 to 1924 inclusive./ CANADIAN/ Westinghouse/ CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA." Plate fixed to inside back of cabinet reads "WESTINGHOUSE 57/ USING UX 201-B TUBES". Red decal below has been damaged and is incomplete; reads "..BINETS". Metal plate fixed to underside of cabinet base reads "28388". Serial no "28388" also handwritten inside cabinet./ Vacuum tubes (from left to right): Tube 1: "01B" printed on tube sleeve. "Westinghouse/ Radiotron" printed on tube base./ Tube 2: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX-201-C" on tube top; "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By...../ Date..../ EE" printed on paper label applied to sleeve. "111" (or I I I) handwritten in pencil on label./ Tube 3: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX-201-C" on tube top; "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By...../ Date..../ EE" printed on paper label applied to sleeve. "11" (or I I ) handwritten in pencil on label./ Tube 4: "WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX-201-C" on tube top; "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By...../ Date..../ EE" printed on paper label applied to sleeve. "1" (or I ) handwritten in pencil on label./ Tube 5: "Westinghouse logo" visible on tube top. "WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRONS/ Sold By...../ Date..../ DS" printed on paper label applied to sleeve. "McDONALD/ TUBE SHIELD/ PAT. PEND." cast in raised print on black tube shield. "2.8 2.8" handwritten in orange grease pencil on shield./ Metal connector tags fitted to external cables & wires stamped "-A-B+C", "-9C", "+135B", "+90B", "-4 1/2C", "+45B", and "+A" respectively.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

DARK WOOD CABINET. DULL COPPER-COLOUR METAL MFR'S PLATE & FITTINGS FIXED TO FRONT. BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS AND SELECTOR DIAL; BLACK & OFF-WHITE SELECTOR SCALE. GLASS VACUUM TUBES HAVE SILVERED SLEEVES; TUBE ON EXTREME RIGHT FITTED WITH THICK BLACK SYNTHETIC TUBE SHIELD.

Decoration

N/A