Detector, crystal
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ADJUSTABLE
- DATE
- 1920–1929
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0919.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Radio Specialty Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC BASE & KNOB/ NON FERROUS METAL PARTS/ LEAD SULPHITE DETECTOR
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.0 cm
- Width
- 3.2 cm
- Height
- 2.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Radio
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Saskatchewan
- Period
- 1920's
- Canada
-
Used in Canada - Function
-
Used as a detector in early radio receiver. - Technical
-
Radio wave detector that made widespread use of radio receivers possible because of its low price. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Radio Specialty Co., Detector, crystal, circa 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1968.0919, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0919.001/
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