RCA Oscillograph, Model AQ-1687, circa 1915

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Oscillograph

Date Made

circa 1915

Creator Notes

Oscillograph manufactured by General Electric Company (headquarters Schenectady, New York and used for research by Radio Corporation of America (New York Ciry).

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

36.157.37

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Composition (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Height: 15 in
Width: 10 in
Length: 29 in

Inscriptions

plaque: Oscillograph No. 655879 Type EM Form D Pat Dec. 30 1913 Mar. 10 1914 General Electric Co. Schenectady, N.Y., U.S.A. N.83976 plaque: Oscillograph Model AQ-1687 RCA / GE Manufactured by General Electric Co., U.S.A. for Radio Corporation of America shipping label (partial): To: National Radio Museum Warehouse G.N. Clark, Curator -- E.R. Cram, ass't Curator . . . Joint Government and Commercial Repository under Jurisdiction of Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.