Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-CW/AC/TUBE/RACK/MARINE
DATE: 1950–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0896.001

MANUFACTURER: Marconi
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, GLASS, SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.5 cm
Width: 34.5 cm
Height: 31.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Marconi
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY FROM THE 1950'S TO THE 1970'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO RECEIVE LF & HF RADIO SIGNALS IN 6 BANDS ON BOARD A MARINE VESSEL.
Technical: USE OF SHIPBOARD RADIOS GREATLY INCREASED THE SAFETY OF SHIPS AT SEA
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS INCLUDES:'PASSBAND/ C/S/ 100 300 1200 3000 6000/ BAND CHANGE/ AERIAL TRIMMER/ B.F.O./ L.F. GAIN/ PHONES/ HF GAIN'/ BAND CHANGES INDICATOR SHOWS 'RANGE 1 MC/S' TO 'RANGE 6 MC/S' WITH RELEVANT NUMBER GRADATIONS ON THE BARS
Missing: VACUUM TUBES & OTHER (?) WORKING PARTS; EARPHONES
Finish: BLACK CASE WITH BLUE FRONT PANEL & BLACK KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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Marconi, Receiver, radio, circa 1950–1970, Artifact no. 1980.0896, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0896.001/

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