Disk, stroboscope

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OBJECT TYPE: 25,50 OR 60 CYCLE/78 OR 331/3 RPM
DATE: 1934
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0091.001

MANUFACTURER: Universal Microphone Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Inglewood, California, 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: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 16.0 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: Universal Microphone
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Inglewood

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THROUGH 1930'S TO 1950'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO CHECK & ADJUST THE SPEED OF TURNTABLES, 78 OR 33 1/3 TRANS- SCRIPTIONS; UNDER 60, 25 OR 50 CYCLE LIGHTS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FRONT: 'UNIVERSAL/ STROBOSCOPE/ SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE/ COPYRIGHT 1934/ [LOGO]/ MADE IN U.S.A./ UNIVERSAL MICROPHONE COMPANY. INGLEWOOD, CALIF., U.S.A./ 78 RPM 50-25 CYCLES/ 78 RPM-60 CYCLES/ 33 1/3 RPM 50-25 CYCLES 33 1/3 RPM-60 CYCLES'/ ON REVERSE: 'HOW TO USE/ Under a 25 or 50 Cycle Light./ [INSTRUCTIONS]/ Under a 60 Cycle Light. [INSTRUCTIONS]/.../ SUPPLIED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE/ UNIVERSAL MICROPHONE CO.- Manufacturers/ of Microphones and Recording components./ When next you buy insist on UNIVERSAL./ Look for the insignia [LOGO]/ PRINTED INU.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK & WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: LOGO ON BOTH SIDES

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Universal Microphone Co., Disk, stroboscope, after 1934, Artifact no. 1990.0091, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0091.001/

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