Faradon Variable Condenser, Model UC-1831, 1920-1923
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Early radios containing vacuum tubes needed both AC (alternating current) and DC (direct current) electrical power to operate. Condensers (also known as capacitors) allow alternating electrical currents to pass while blocking direct currents. Condensers can block, pass, filter and tune the various currents of the radio.
Early radios containing vacuum tubes needed both AC (alternating current) and DC (direct current) electrical power to operate. Condensers (also known as capacitors) allow alternating electrical currents to pass while blocking direct currents. Condensers can block, pass, filter and tune the various currents of the radio.
Artifact
Variable capacitor
Date Made
1920-1923
Creators
Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company, Boston, Massachusetts for Radio Corporation of America headquartered in New York, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.0.85.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Ceramic (Material)
Phenolic
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 4.5 in
Length: 5 in
Inscriptions
dial: Faradon Transmitting Condenser Model UC1831 Radio Corp. of America Made by Wireless Specialty Apparatus Co. Boston U.S.A.
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