- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
- Primary inscriptions
- "MARCONI'S WIRELESS / TELEGRAPH CO LTD LONDON / NO 300651 TYPE 107" printed on metal plaque upon vertical surface in interior. "'MARCONI' / LIFEBOAT TRANSMITTER / TYPE 241 A P.S. NO 1679 A / INST. NO 297597 MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD. LONDON" printed on metal plaque upon base. "AMPERES / M.W.T.CO.LTD / LONDON / Patent No 13852" on vertical face of ammeter.
- Object type
- Radio communication
- Dimensions
- Height: 470mm Width: 310mm Depth: 300mm
- Inventory No
- 59677
- Accession Number
- 2004-9/402
Description
Marconi' Lifeboat Transmitter Type 241A, with aerial tuned inductance, 2500 Volts DC transformer, condenser, ammeter, and quench-gap spark housed in a teak frame. Ammeter mounted on vertical Bakelite surface with scale 0-5 Amperes and damaged glass face. With five steel Aerial terminals (marked 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2) on Bakelite surface on upper section of frame. With steel Earth terminal on base surface. Associated with photocopied leaflet.
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