Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM/DC/CHASSIS
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0922.001

MANUFACTURER: MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: MARCONIPHONE V
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 18
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL & KNOBS/ WOOD, METAL, SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.5 cm
Width: 37.0 cm
Height: 29.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MARCONI
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: PROBABLY MID TO LATE 1920s
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS
Technical: APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY MODEL OF A CONSOLE RADIO MADE BY THE MARCONI CO. IN THIS PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'THE MARCONI/ WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO./ OF CANADA LIMITED/ MONTREAL/ PATENTED 1918-23-24/ TYPE NO. M5 SERIAL NO.18'/ ON FRONT PANEL: 'MARCONIPHONE V/ CANADA/ DETECTOR/ BALANCE/ AMPLIFIERS/ PRIMARY TUNE/ RF TUNE/ LOOP SWITCH/ DETECTOR/ VOLUME CONTROL/ AMPLIFIER/ BATTERY SWITCH'/ 2 DIALS READ FROM '0' TO '100'/ FOR MARKINGS ON INTERNAL WORKING COMPONENTS SEE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FILE/
Missing: COMPLETE CABINET From CA of 02/01/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - No cabinet
Finish: SHINY BLACK FINISH ON FRONT PANEL & KNOBS
Decoration: MODEL NAME INCISED ON CENTRE OF FRONT PANEL.

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