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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/SINGLE BUTTON/MILITARY/TABLE
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0654.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS WITH LEATHER PAD & SYNTHETIC CORD; CARBON MICROPHONE CARTRIDGE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 13.4 cm
Height: 30.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C.1940-1947
Canada: USED BY ARMED FORCES DURING WWII
Function: TO CONVERT AUDIO SIGNALS TO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS & PASS THEM TO A RADIO TRANSMITTER.
Technical: THIS DESIGN DATES TO 1915 WHEN MODIFIED TELEPHONES WERE USED AS RADIO MICROPHONES. ESSENTIALLY THIS UNIT IS COMPOSED OF A CANDLE STICK TELEPHONE BASE LESS THE HOOK, AND WITH A PRESS-TO-TALK LEVER ADDED
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: IMPRESSED ON BASE: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'/ IMPRESSED ON BACK OF SPEAKER: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'/ PAINTED ON LEVER: 'PRESS TO TALK'
Missing: NONE
Finish: PAINTED BLACK/ BROWN PAD
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Microphone, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1969.0654, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0654.001/

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