General Information

Serial #

1247

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL CASE; SYNTHETIC KNOBS AND CABLE; GLASS METER COVERS; METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS WORKING PARTS/ CASE: WOODEN WITH METAL TRIM AND CORDUROY LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

31.5 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

10.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Auricon

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Hollywood

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950S AND 1960S

Canada

EDWARD KOWALSKI (ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (VIDEO REFERENCE LIB. #V1 8603-001).

Function

USED TO MAKE OPTICAL SOUND-TRACK RECORDINGS ON CINE FILM. THIS ONE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE WITH AN AURICON PRO-600 SPECIAL CAMERA WITH A "MODULITE" GALVANOMETER, MODEL "S'.

Technical

HAS A SIBILANCE SUPPRESSOR TO CONTROL "S" SOUNDS RECORDED ON THE SOUND TRACK. THIS AMPLIFIER DESIGNED TO BETTER REDUCE BACKGROUND NOISE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'AURICON/ SOUND-ON-FILM RECORDING EQUIPMENT/ FOR AMPLIFIER SCHEMATIC, SEE/ INSIDE CHASSIS COVER, OR IN/ AURICON INSTRUCTION BOOK. SER. NUMBER NR-25-S7-1247/ Auricon/ Hollywood [LOGO]/ BERNDT-BACH, INC./ HOLLYWOOD 16 CALIFORNIA MADE IN USA'/ PRINTING ON TOP INCLUDES:'INPUT 1/ MICROPHONE''INPUT 2/ PHONO' 'SOUND TRACK/ EXPOSURE''INPUT TONE CONTROL/ SPEECH ONLY/SPEECH WITH /MUSIC/ SINGING WITH MUSIC/ MUSIC ONLY''NOISE REDUCTION'/ TWO METERS READ IN PART: 'SOUND TRACK EXPOSURE/ "A" OR "B"BATTERY TEST''VISUAL/ SOUND RECORDING/ VOLUME-INDICATOR'/ CASE PLATE: 'AURICON/ SOUND-ON-FILM RECORDING EQUIPMENT...'/ PAPER AFFIXED TO INSIDE OF CASE IN BATTERY SECTION READS IN PART: "[DIAGRAM OF BATTERY LOCATIONS & TYPE OF BATTERIES]/ BATTERIES FOR AMPLIFIER No. NR25/.../ TUBES FOR AURICON AMPLIFIER No. NR25/ [DIAGRAM OF TUBE LOCATIONS AND TYPE OF TUBES]/ AMPLIFIER TUBES/ The tubes used in the Auricon Amplifier are/ of the type commonly used in portable radios, and a tube for emergency replacement is/ obtainable at any leading radio store. However,/ the tubes supplied with the Auricon Amplifier/ are tested and selected for sound recording/ service, and should always be used except in/ and emergency when Auricon tested tubes are/ not available. If an ordinary stock tube must be/ used, it should be replaces with an Auricon/ tested tube as soon as possible./ Battery Replacement Instructions/ SOUND TRACK EXPOSURE LAMP/ BATTERIES (two 6-Volt Dry Cells)/.../ "A" BATTERY (1 1/2 - Volt Dry Cell).../ "B" BATTERIES (45 - Volt Dry Cells)/.../ SEE INSIDE AMPLIFIER CHAS-/ SIS, OR SEE INSTRUCTION BOOK, FOR AMPLIFIER SCHEMATIC/ WIRING DIAGRAM./ AURICON/ A PRODUCT OF/ BERNDT-BACH, INC./ HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF."

Missing

BATTERIES/ STETHOSCOPE-HEADPHONES ( "TELEX" HEADPHONES 930263 PROBABLY USED INSTEAD)

Finish

CASE HAS A HIGH GLOSS MOTTLE BROWN FINISH WITH WHITE KNOBS AND PRINTING/ CASE - MATTE BLACK FINISH WITH GLOSS BLACK METAL TRIM

Decoration

N/A