CRYSTAL RECEIVER
This very early receiver (without any model designator) consists of three sliding contacts atop the induction coil to achieve station tuning in the 3000 metre band. Also mounted atop is a pressure- point crystal detector. This set was advertised in a Montreal newspaper in 1919 and was also pictured in the 1922 Canadian Marconi catalog. The price for the set, without headphones or antenna was $13.50
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| Crystal receiver. Download image to enlarge.. A tuning condenser was hidden inside the coil. |
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| A closer view of the detector assembly in another variant of the crystal set. Download image to enlarge. This is on page 9 of the Marconi catalog no. 55, dated Feb. 1922. |
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| This was the latest version of the crystal set. |
| Photos provided by Lewis Bodkin |
Contributors and Credits:1) Lewis Bodkin <05bodkin555(at)gmail,com>
Apr 2/18