The earliest Canadian Marconi receivers were given ascending Roman numeral model designators. These Roman numerals are also referenced here along with their corresponding Arabic numbers.
Type:
7 tube TRF set
Circa: 1924
Tube Lineup : ?
Power Input :
DC operated.
Original List Price:
$ 500
Cabinet style: Cabinet
Comment: Also known
as the "Queen Anne"
Artifact Markings:
MFR'S PLATE: 'THE MARCONI/ WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO./ OF CANADA LIMITED/ MONTREAL/ PATENTED 1918-23-24/ TYPE NO. M5 SERIAL NO.187 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'
Select
this link to see the Marconiphone V schematic.
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| This is the Marconiphone V radio only. It was housed in a Queen Anne style cabinet. (Photo courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museum) |
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| Marconiphone V in Queen Anne cabinet. The original selling price was $500.(Image ptovided by Lewis Bodkin) |
Credits and References:
1) The Early Development
of Radio in Canada 1901 to 1930 by Robert Murray
2) https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1987.0922.001
3) Lewis Bodkin
<05bodkin555(at)gmail.com>