WSA Perikon Radio Detector, circa 1908

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Crystal detector

Date Made

circa 1908

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

37.572.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Hard Rubber
Brass (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Crystal (Material by Form)
Nickel (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 6.75 in
Length: 6.5 in

Inscriptions

plaque: Perikon Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company New York I.P.40 No.110 [illegible] Other Pats Pending label, underside, partial: Perik . . . Detector Patented January 21, April 28, 1908 No. 110 This detector . . . tested and found responsive to Morse dots of . . . intensity Wireless Specialty Apparatus Co. . . . ew Street New York
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WSA Perikon Radio Detector, circa 1908