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BBC Radio Crystals With Tin, by BBC Crystal Ltd., Britain, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 86416


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.86416

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"BRITAIN'S BEST / BBC / CRYSTAL LTD [TRADEMARK] / THE / MIGHTY" printed on label stuck to exterior surface of tin lid. "M_____ ______OM / WIR_________ / CA______ ______ER / BRITA_______ _____ LTD" printed on exterior surface of tin lid.
Physical material
Galena
tin.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 40mm Width: 30mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
86416
Accession Number
2004-9/365

Description

Galena radio crystals with cotton wool bed in matching small iron tin. Tin painted black with orange printed inscription on exterior of removable lid.