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OBJECT TYPE: RADIO HEADSET
DATE: 1939–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0957.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL RECEIVERS & HEAD BAND; PLASTIC RECEIVER HOUSING & PADDING ON HEAD BAND; RUBBER EARPHONE WITH LEATHER CUSHIONS; FABRIC STRAP WITH METAL TIP & BUCKLE FASTENER; FABRIC COVERED METAL CABLE WITH PLASTIC COVERED METAL CONNECTOR & RUBBER SLEEVE

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C-BROAD ARROW INDICATES WWII (1939-1945)
Canada: Unknown
Function: FACILITATES RECEPTION OF VOICE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BY AIR CREW
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ink stamped on one receiver: "[C-broad arrow]FOW"; raised lettering on both earphones: "TOP/NAF-48490-1"
Missing: N/A
Finish: PREDOM. BLACK; GREEN STRAP WITH SILVER TIP & FASTENER; BROWN CABLE WITH YELLOW SLEEVE; BRASS CONNECTOR WITH BLACK COVERING; TAN EAR CUSHIONS
Decoration: C-BROAD ARROW SYMBOL INK STAMPED ON PADDING AROUND HEAD BAND & ON ONE RECEIVER

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Unknown Manufacturer, Earphone, between 1939–1945, Artifact no. 1966.0957, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0957.001/

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