Crystal Receiving Set Type A
Western Coil & Electrical Co.; Racine, WI
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Western Coil & Electrical Co.; Racine, WI
- Year
- 1920
- Category
- Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 249748
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- Brand: Radiodyne
Ebay Item Number: 200968986385
- Main principle
- Crystal or Solid State Detector
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- No Power needed
- Loudspeaker
- - For headphones or amp.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Crystal Receiving Set Type A - Western Coil & Electrical Co.;
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
- Notes
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Western Coil was started in 1915 by William Turnor Lewis and his father. In 1920 they made the Western Coil Type A crystal radio using a Signal Crystal Detector. It was packaged in a small wooden box with a hinged cover. The radio was on the right side and a compartment on the left side held the headset.
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Crystal Clear (Volume 1) (Page 102)
- Author
- Model page created by Alan Larsen. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 44 models, 26 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Western Coil & Electrical Co.; Racine, WI
Collections
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