SPARC has thousands of books, magazines, schematics and documents, all accessable to members. To non-members we make copies of schematics/service manuals available by donation. Resources include Ryders, RCC, SAMS and manufacturer's documentation.
CAM - The magazine of mechanics, World War II style. They were called
radio and radar mechanics back then.
Note that gender didn't matter.
Zodiac - The staff paper of the Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies
Submarine Cable Service. To be stationed at one
of the remote cable relay stations around the world sometimes felt like
you were exiled from society. So much so
that personnel became known as The Exiles and social clubs called Exile
Clubs were formed. To link them together
a staff paper was printed and distributed.
Factory Workers - During World War II most of the male workforce
was overseas fighting. Women populated the
factories. This photo was taken at a Boeing plant in New Westminster, B.C.
It appears they are
assembling control boxes for aircraft.
When we first saw the photo we wondered who these people were. Turning
it over to look for a
photographer's mark we saw that everyone had autographed the photo. Wonder
where they
are today?
At the outbreak of hostilities all Canadian Amateurs received this!
We have many documents from the early days of Canadian broadcasting. Here is one example.
The museum was very pleased to receive an original print of Marconi taken in 1901 in Newfoundland. The photograph was taken by noted Newfoundland photographer James Vey, hired to do a series of pictures documenting the Signal Hill experiments conducted by Marconi. This photo was donated by Vey's grandson. Note the proof mark in the lower right-hand corner.
