Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: CRYSTAL
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0327.001

MANUFACTURER: GRANT, W.W. LTD.
MODEL: M
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC BASE; METAL, SYNTHETIC & CRYSTAL COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.3 cm
Width: 11.7 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: GRANT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RADIO RECEIVER USED 1924+
Canada: EARLY RECEIVER (CRYSTAL DETECTOR & FIXED INDUCTION COIL) BUILT BY W.W. GRANT LTD. IN 1924. BILL GRANT WAS A PIONEER IN CANADIAN BROADCASTING, BUILDING AND INSTALLING TRANSMITTERS (CFCN, CJOC, CHCQ, CKUA, CFQC); MFG. RADIO RECEIVERS, AND ESTABLISHING & OPERATING CFCN "THE VOICE OF THE PRAIRIES" IN CALGARY, AB.
Function: TO DETECT RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "W W GRANT LTD/ CFCN 44O M" incised in receiver base. "ANESTOCK" [?] stamped into posts. "G" [ground] and "A" [antenna] terminals labelled.
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/18/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: BLACK SYNTHETICBASE, AND COIL DRUM. DARK RED/COPPER COLOURED WIRE WOUND ON INDUCTANCE COIL. SILVER METAL CAT'S WHISKER MOUNTING, AND OTHER FITTINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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GRANT, W.W. LTD., Receiver, radio, 1924, Artifact no. 2001.0327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0327.001/

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