Carborundum Co. silicon radio frequency detector
date: label: date made
content: ca 1908
name: label: maker
content: Carborundum Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Marked: "Metallic Silicon / Patent Nov. 24, 1903 / Carborundum No. ___ / SIC Pat. Feb. 28th 1893, Feb. 28th 1895 / Wheels-Paper-Cloth / Abrasives in all forms / The Carborundum Co. / Niagara Falls, N.Y. USA". Silicon element for crystal detectors (in original bag). Sample irregularly shaped.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Niagara Falls
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.322041
label: accession number
content: 241556
label: catalog number
content: 322041
objectType: label: Object Name
content: radio frequency detector
label: Object Name
content: radio receiver
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: bag: 12 in x 6 in x 1 in; 30.48 cm x 15.24 cm x 2.54 cm