Radiocite Crystal No. EK3939
Electro Importing Co. (Eico); New York City, NY
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Electro Importing Co. (Eico); New York City, NY
- Year
- 1917 ??
- Category
- Radio part (not a module)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 280640
- Main principle
- Crystal or Solid State Detector
- Wave bands
- - without
- Power type and voltage
- No Power needed
- Loudspeaker
- - - No sound reproduction output.
- Material
- Special material, described in the notes.
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Radiocite Crystal No. EK3939 - Electro Importing Co. Eico;
- Shape
- Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 2 x 1.5 x 5 inch / 51 x 38 x 127 mm
- Notes
-
Hugo Gernsback, founder of the Electro Importing Company liked to invent names for common items. This is a crystal, for a crystal radio, which he named “Radiocite” (actually Galena). He also recommended that the crystal be mounted or set in “Hugonium” (actually Lead).
- Price in first year of sale
- 0.50 $
- Mentioned in
- 1917 Electro Importing Catalog No. 18 page 68
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- 1920 Electro Importing Catalog No. 22 page 47
- Author
- Model page created by Richard Groshong. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 62 models, 61 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Electro Importing Co. (Eico); New York City, NY
Collections
The model Radiocite Crystal is part of the collections of the following members.