General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM & ELASTIC MOUNTING FRAME. THE MICROPHONE HAS A STRONG MAGNET ASSEMBLY WITH AN ALUMINUM RIBBON MOUNTED IN THE MAGNETIC FIELD. CARDBOARD BOX; FABRIC LINING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

25.6 cm

Width

18.4 cm

Height

8.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

AKG

Country

Austria

State/Province

Unknown

City

Vienna

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C.1950-1970

Canada

PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CRAWLEY FILMS LTD. IN SUPP. INFO.

Function

TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE AND/OR MUSIC AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE THE SOUND RECORDING DEVICE.

Technical

PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN SUPP. INFO./ MICROPHONE ITSELF IS REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROPEANDESIGNED MIKES. THE 50 CPS (CYCLES PER SECOND) OR HERTZ FILTER WITHIN THE MICROPHONE IS SWITCHABLE FOR 0, -4 OR -12 D.B. ATTENUATION

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'AKG' [logo] ON BOTH SIDES OF BRACE/ '58' IN BLACK MARKER (?) ON UNDERSIDE OF MICROPHONE/ ON JACK: 'XLR-3-12C', 'CANNON', & 'PAT. 2869095'/ PRINTED BY HAND ON MASKING TAPE LABEL ON BOX LID: 'CRAWLEY FILMS -/ (AKG). - LIMITED'.

Missing

ELASTIC MOUNTING CORDS. POSITIONING ASSEMBLY BROKEN. ORIGINAL EUROPEAN CONNECTOR REPLACED BY CANNON CONNECTOR.

Finish

TWO-TONE SILVER-COLOURED BODY/ SILVER-COLOURED TRIM WITH A BRACKET ON BOTH SIDES/ BLACK PLASTIC KNOB ON BOTTOM.

Decoration

N/A