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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1929–1932
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1137.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 46-B
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ METAL, GLASS, BAKELITE & SYNTHETIC FITTINGS & COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.4 cm
Width: 30.7 cm
Height: 42.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER C. 1928-1932 & POSSIBLY WELL INTO 1950s (AS PER MR. G. BLANCHETT)
Canada: Unknown
Function: DESIGNED TO DRIVE SPEAKERS IN A THEATRE. IN THE SOUND EQ. CHAIN THIS WOULD BE THE FINAL AMPLIFIER FEEDING SOUND DIRECTLY TO SPEAKERS. (35MM PROJECTOR ITSELF WOULD INCORPORATE AN AMPLIFIER TO ELIMINATE MACHINE HUM BEFORE SOUND REACHED SECOND AMPLIFIER)
Technical: REPRESENTATIVE OF QUALITY PRODUCT MFD. BY WESTERN ELECTRIC, WHO WERE THE LEADERS IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION PRIOR TO WWII.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE ON CABINET FRONT BEARS FOLLOWING TEXT: 'TRADE MARK/ Western Electric/ REG U S PAT OFF/ 46-B AMPLIFIER/ PATENT/ [PAT LIST - SEE PAT.REF.]/ PAT PEND/ 105-115 VOLTS 50-60 CYCLES 90 WATTS/ MADE IN U S A'/ 3 METERS ON FACE MFD BY WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP., NEWARK, NJ U.S.A. METERS LABELLED PLATE 1 & 2 ARE IDENTICAL & MARKED: 'PAT.NOV.6,'88,APR.29,'90,FEB.17,'91,OCT.4,'98,JULY 16,'01./ MILLIAMPERES D.C. [SCALE 0-2]/ K.S.6290/ CALIBRATED TO MOUNT ON STEEL PLATE/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP., NEWARK, N.J. U.S.AMODEL 301 NO. _':.1 702200,.2 702303'/ 3RD METER IDENTICAL EXCEPT SCALE 0-300'K.S. 6291' & NO.702626 */ BATTERY SWITCH STAMPED '"DIAMOND H" SWITCH/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 10 A. 125 V. UND LAB INSP.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASING & MOST FITTINGS ARE BLACK/ METER FACE & BATTERY CHARGER DIAL ARE WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Amplifier, circa 1929–1932, Artifact no. 1987.1137, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1137.001/

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