13 Crystal Units - Quartz (for radio frequency)
Maker and role
Daimatsu, Manufacturer
Higgins Industries, Manufacturer
Carlisle Crystal Company, Manufacturer
Peterson Radio Company, Manufacturer
Bliley Manufacturing Corporation, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
F2223.2004
Maker
Description
Crystal units for crystal radio sets, various manufacturers.
5 x large, upright, rectangular box with metal face plate and two metal pins from bottom. On top is a small, curved handle
8 x small, upright, thin, rectangular box with metal face plate and two metal pins from bottom
5 x large, upright, rectangular box with metal face plate and two metal pins from bottom. On top is a small, curved handle
8 x small, upright, thin, rectangular box with metal face plate and two metal pins from bottom
Brief History
Crystal radio sets were particularly popular as domestic radios in the 1920s when radio broadcasting began in New Zealand. Crystals, as in these units, were used to detect the radio signal.
Marks
Crystal unit / type K-1 / XTAL Freq-kc / 2318 / No.12964 / diamatsu
BS / quartz crystal / Freq-KC / 7228.5 / Bright star radio / Glen Iris Vic. / Made in Aust.
BS / quartz crystal / Freq-KC / 7228.5 / Bright star radio / Glen Iris Vic. / Made in Aust.
Credit Line
Daimatsu et al. 13 Crystal Units - Quartz (for radio frequency), F2223.2004. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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