Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: TRF/BATTERY/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0307.001

MANUFACTURER: Dominion Electrohome Industries Ltd.
MODEL: BAYVIEW 5
LOCATION: Kitchener, Ontario, 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; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS. FABRIC COVERED ELECTRICAL WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 42.0 cm
Width: 23.4 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ELECTROHOME
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Kitchener

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED IN 1925+
Canada: 'BAYVIEW' BRAND MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY ELECTROHOME FOR THE HUDSON'S BAY CO., FOR DISTRIBUTION IN WESTERN CANADA. (REF. 2)
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 BESEPARATELY TUNED. THOUGH REQUIRING MULTIPLE 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: "-BAYVIEW-/ -5-" marked in off-white print in lower front of control panel. Controls, etc. labelled. "RADIOTRON" visible on base of each vacuum tube. 2 tubes (extreme left) marked "RVC" on tube top. 3rd & 4th tube marked "WESTINGHOUSE/ RVC/ UX 201A" on tube top. Centre tube also bears red label marked " THIS TUBE O.K./ DATE [blank]/ REPLACE WITH/ [illegible] Westinghouse/ Radiotron".
Missing: CABINET NOT ORIGINAL. From CA of 12/18/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET. BLACK SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL BEARS OFF-WHITE MARKINGS; FITTED WITH MOULDED BLACK SYNTHETIC KNOBS, ETC. 5 VACUUM TUBES VISIBLE INSIDE: ALL BUT ONE HAVE SILVEREED SLEEVES; 5TH TUBE HAS 'FOGGY' APPEARANCE. INTERNAL WIRES HAVE LIGHT & DARK BROWN, AND GREEN COLOURED FABRIC COVERINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Dominion Electrohome Industries Ltd., Receiver, radio, circa 1925, Artifact no. 2001.0307, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0307.001/

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