Microphone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CRYSTAL
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0979.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Astatic Ltd.
- MODEL
- L1
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL AND SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.0 cm
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Height
- 2.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Astatic
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S
- Canada
-
MICROPHONE MADE IN CANADA. - Function
-
USED TO PICK UP VOICE AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A SPEAKER OR SPEAKERS. - Technical
-
HIGH QUALITY INCONSPICUOUS MICROPHONE MEANT TO BE WORN BY SPEAKER. WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMANCE. HIGH IMPEDANCE. OUTPUT 62DB; RANGE 30-10,000 CPS [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE: 'CANADIAN ASTATIC LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA/ MOD. MADE IN CANADA NO./ L1/ PATENT NOTICE INSIDE'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BLACKMELAMINE FINISH/ BLACK CORD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Astatic Ltd., Microphone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0979, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1985.0979.001/
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