Items tagged crystal sets in MV Collections

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  Crystal Set - Amateur Construction, circa 1925

  Home made crystal set, circa 1925. It consists of a wooden box with coil, crystal and single gang variable capacitor, with phone terminals on back of box. Made by Fred Smithson in Melb ...

  From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
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  Crystal Set - Amateur Construction, Date Unknown

  Crystal set, made by the donor. The crystal set is still the simplest form of receiver for the reception of broadcast speech and music and were very popular in the 1930s as a much chea ...

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  Insulators - 'Egg', Radio, circa 1925

  Four insulators used to support aerial wires, known as 'egg' insulators. Australian-made, circa 1925. Two lengths of aerial wire are attached to either end, 'insulated' from each other. ...

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  Crystal Set - Maker Unknown,1920s

  Commercial crystal set, maker unknown. The crystal set is still the simplest form of receiver for the reception of broadcast speech and music and were very popular in the 1930s as a m ...

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  Crystal Set - late 1920s

  Homemade (in Australia) wooden box with set of Brandes "Superior" headphones. homemade aerial coil, Emmco vernier dial, cats-whisker detector. Late 1920s. Wooden box is larger than nec ...

  Images: 4