Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: TRF/BATTERY/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0346.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: R24
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: M20071
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 CORDS. FITTED WITH 3 'PEANUT' TYPE VACUUM TUBES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 64.1 cm
Width: 29.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER USED 1927+
Canada: EARLY TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER MFD IN CANADA BYNORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD. FOR VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. OF CANADA, LTD. IN 1927.
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 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: Paper label applied to chassis marked "MADE IN CANADA FOR THE VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. OF CANADA LIMITED/ BY THE NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED. STYLE R24 SERIAL NO. M-20071/ PATENTED 1918, 1922, 1923 & 1924". All connections, etc. labelled. Decal on inside of cabinet lid reads "Victor/ Northern Electric/ [illustration of Nipper and phonograph, and text "HIS MASTER'S VOICE"]". "N.E. CO. LIMITED" & "R8400 PAT. 1922-23"marked on tube sockets. "PATENTED 1922" marked on transformer (?). Other components bear individual markings. Internal connection wires bear tags marked "+A", "-A/-B/+C", "22 1/2B", "+90B" & "-4 1/2C".
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET HAS DARK BROWN SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL, FITTED WITH DARK BROWN MOULDED SYNTHETIC DIALS. PEANUT TUBES HAVE PARTIALLY-SILVERED GLASS SLEEVES. TUBES & SILVER METAL TERMINALS MOUNTED ON BLACK WOOD & SYNTHETIC CHASSIS. BLACK, DARK BROWN, AND RED-BROWN WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON CONNECTION WIRES; WIRES HAVE BLACK SYNTHETIC DISKS BEARING IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS.
Decoration: CARVED WOODEN ROSSETTES FIXED TO EITHER SIDE OF FRONT CONTROL PANEL.

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Receiver, radio, 1927, Artifact no. 2001.0346, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0346.001/

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