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1901 Transatlantic Receiver, by Collier-Marr Company, Manchester, 1901

Inventory Number 96661


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.96661

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"THE COLLIER-MARR TELEPHONE & ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING CO. LD. MANCHESTER / COLLIER-MARR PATENTS" printed on vertical surface of receiver.
Physical material
Brass
ebonite
iron.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 160mm Width: 60mm Depth: 70mm
Inventory No
96661
Accession Number
2004-9/389

Description

The transatlantic receiver, a Collier-Marr Telephone receiver, made of ebonite and brass mounted between the legs of a horseshoe magnet, with manufacturers details etched into vertical ebonite surface. Extra windings on each leg of the magnet. With steel terminals on magent side of receiver and metal loop hook on other side of receiver.