11 Set stuff

[Bruce MacMillan]

Both of my 11 sets were made by Canadian Marconi, dated 1941. I believe production ceased that year as WS19 sets were in production in January 1942.
I think Marconi was the only manufacturer in Canada.

Don't know the total number made but I had s/n C95 and C632. Also had a couple of remote made by Northern Electric in 1941.

The aerial unit "C" was made by R.T.E. in 1941.

When the demand for 19 sets increased Canada requested and received 200 ws11 sets from British stores for training. What happened to these is unknown.

There are some photos on the web showing Army Cadets in Vancouver training on assorted wireless equipment at the armoury. This included many WS11 sets. Sadly all was lost when the armoury burnt down.

Just had a quick peak in "British Royal Signals in the Second World War" and it mentions that the UK produced 19,000 #11 sets from pre war until 1942.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's a Royal Canadian Horse Artillery group in Italy in September 1943. Look at the remote unit A they're using. I guess the 11 sets made it past 1942.

[Bruce MacMillan]

I think you'll find it's a field telephone set D. You can see two wires coming from the screw terminals at the side. They look a lot like a remote A. The caption even says it's a telephone.

The Canadian Army never took any 11 sets to Italy. The primary sets were WS9,18,19 & 22. Looking at the protective grill in front of the wireless operator and the rounded corners on the handles I would say it is a 22 set.

[cletrac (RIP)]

I looked at the picture after posting it and noticed the wireless set and figured something wasn't quite right. That telephone box sure looks like the remote unit A.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by cletrac

I looked at the picture after posting it and noticed the wireless set and figured something wasn't quite right. That telephone box sure looks like the remote unit A.

There were quite a few units built in that type of case. The Remote Control "A", a similar unit for the New Zealand ZC 1, Telephone set D Mark V, and the telephones/control units for Flash Spotting and Sound Ranging outposts. (The photograph does not show either of the latter, the map board and other instruments rule that out.)

Chris.

[kevin powles]

Chris/Gents, You don't happen to have any spare switch faces/knobs to perhaps help restore this 11 set to its former glory?.


Kevin.

[Euan McDonald]

This turned up from Santa for Christmas. All I need now is the #11 set to complete the carrier.
Why do IPhone turn pics upside down? Must be an Aust thing?

[cletrac (RIP)]

This looks a lot like the tripod in that RCHA picture. Who would have used one like this? The markings on the scope are:
7x50
Gun Sighting Telescope
PATT 6-376
Canada Kodak Limited
Serial No CAN 6002
I Googled it and the serial numbers go up in the 8000 range so they must have been quite common.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by cletrac

This looks a lot like the tripod in that RCHA picture. Who would have used one like this?

I think that's a standard tripod, as used for some of the survey instruments. Its official name will be "Stand, Instrument, No.(nn)", and it's most likely fitted with a 1/2" Whitworth screw for attaching the instrument (theodolite, level, telescope, map table, etc.). I'm looking for a No.16, which has an approximately 2" thread for attaching the "Instrument, Flash Spotting, Mk.III" - the enormous hole is so that you can drop a plumbline from the axis pin on the instrument in order to place it precisely over your surveyed-in point for the outpost.

The markings on the scope are:
7x50
Gun Sighting Telescope
PATT 6-376
Canada Kodak Limited
Serial No CAN 6002
I Googled it and the serial numbers go up in the 8000 range so they must have been quite common.

That is/was an actual gunsight, though I'm not sure what it's off - possibly anti-aircraft, or might be Naval. Unfortunately it's been subjected to the depredations of the Mad Brass Polisher at some point in its life, then had a pillar & claw mount fitted for tripod use.

Chris

[cletrac (RIP)]

I found a video on the AWM site with these views of an 11 set in an 8 cwt. I'm not sure of the type of 8 cwt though.

[Mrs Vampire]

Originally Posted by Euan McDonald

This turned up from Santa for Christmas. All I need now is the #11 set to complete the carrier.
Why do IPhone turn pics upside down? Must be an Aust thing?

Most likely your phone was made in Northern Hemisphere.

Why No 11 especially Ewan and not #19??

[Euan McDonald]

Gina, have only ever found reference to ws11 installation.
Antenna base in place.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Euan McDonald

Gina, have only ever found reference to ws11 installation.
Antenna base in place.

That looks like a standard 19 set base to me Euan . Mike