WS19 Historic photos


King Hussein of Jordan operates a wireless set number 19
King Hussein of Jordan operates a WS-19.

Production line Photos

The photos below were taken at an RCA factory in Montreal, Canada. Mainly women were constructing these sets, because the men were off into the war.
Courtesy Library & Archives, Canada.

Conversation between an Army officer and civilian engineers.
Conversation between an Army officer and civilian engineers.
Production line women working on the underside of wireless sets no. 19
Production line women working on the underside of WS19’s.
Lady working with a huge soldering iron.
Lady working with a huge soldering iron.
Workers on a production line.
Workers on a production line.
Women aligning wireless sets no. 19.
Women aligning WS-19’s.
Woman aligning a wireless sets no. 19.
Woman aligning a WS-19.
Woman testing audio of a wireless set no. 19
Woman testing audio of a WS-19.
Well dressed woman writes takes notes.  Behind her measuring equipment, in front of her a complete wireless set no. 19.
Well dressed woman writes takes notes.
Woman soldering. A lot of wireless sets no. 19 standing around.
Finishing touch? Or did Barbara forget one resistor?
Woman putting mechanical parts on the front panel of a wireless set no. 19
Woman putting mechanical parts on the front panel of a WS-19.
Woman hand-winding coils.
Woman hand-winding coils. Not for WS-19. Perhaps for the
WS-19 High Power RF Amplifier?