Microphone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CARBON/DOUBLE BUTTON
- DATE
- 1926
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.0271.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- 600A
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- MACHINED STEEL NICKLE-PLATED BODY/ BRASS BRIDGE/ CARBON BUTTONS/ STEEL MOUNTING HOOKS & MISC. HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.9 cm
- Width
- 5.1 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NORTHERN ELECTRIC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1926-1936
- Canada
-
USED IN EARLY CANADIAN RADIO BROADCASTING/ MADE IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO PICK UP SOUND, SUCH AS VOICE, MUSIC, ETC. AND CONVERT IT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENTS WHICH ARE AMPLIFIED AND TRANSMITTED AS RADIO SIGNALS. - Technical
-
MOST COMMON MICROPHONE IN THE EARLY RADIO BROADCASTING PERIOD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED IN BACK: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ 1923-1924-1926/ 600A'/ SCRATCHED IN BACK: 'PAS'
- Missing
- DIAPHRAGM
- Finish
- NICKLE FINISH
- Decoration
- N/A
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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Microphone, circa 1926, Artifact no. 1970.0271, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1970.0271.001/
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