Blitzen Crystal Receiver
Clapp-Eastham Co.; Cambridge, MA
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Clapp-Eastham Co.; Cambridge, MA
- Year
- 1912–1915
- Category
- Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 76422
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- Brand: Radak
Ad is from the 1912 Clapp Eastham catalog M.
Clapp-Eastham Catalog S page 38
Duck Catalog
- Main principle
- Crystal or Solid State Detector
- Tuned circuits
- 1 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- No Power needed
- Loudspeaker
- - For headphones or amp.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Blitzen Crystal Receiver - Clapp-Eastham Co.; Cambridge,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 9 x 5 x 5.5 inch / 229 x 127 x 140 mm
- Notes
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Clapp-Eastham Blitzen Crystal Receiver. Introduced April 1912 and last advertised in 1915 $33 with headphones and later $24 without headphones.
The optional switch/coil seen on the right hand side was a Duplex Loading coil and switch assembly available wired into the set for an additional $4.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 4 lb 0 oz (4 lb) / 1.816 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 33.00 $
- Source of data
- Radio Manufacturers of the 1920s, Vol 1
- Mentioned in
- Clapp-Eastham Catalog S page 38
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Radio Manufacturers of the 1920s, Vol 1 (Page 102)
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 130 models, 106 with images and 3 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Clapp-Eastham Co.; Cambridge, MA
Collections
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