Coherer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1899
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0576.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Marconi
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL COHERER IN A SEALED GLASS VACUUM TUBE WITH CLOTH COVERED WIRE ATTACHED AT EACH END/ WOOD FRAME WITH GLASS FRONT COVER AND CARD AND PAPER BACK COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
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Unknown - Technical
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ORIGINAL MARCONI COHERER USED AT NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP STATION IN 1901 BY T.H. TIERNEY THE FIRST MARCONI OPERATOR EMPLOYED IN THE USA - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- the paper onto which the coherer is mounted has the following typed information: 'Original Marconi coherer used'/'Nantucket Lightship station, in'/'1901, by T.H. Tierney, first emp-'/'loyed Marconi operator in U.S.A.'/'- - - - - - -'/'Relic preserved by Donald Mc Nicol'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Marconi, Coherer, circa 1899, Artifact no. 1969.0576, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1969.0576.001/
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