General Information

Serial #

10-4-35

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MACHINED BRASS MICROPHONE CASE WITH PROTECTIVE SCREEN COVERING DIAPHRAGM OPENING. INTERNAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE A THIN ALUMINUM DIAPHRAGM, CARBON BUTTON CAPSULES AND MISC. HARDWARE. UNIT SPRING MOUNTED TO A BRASS FRMAE WHICH IS MOUNTED ON A BRASS MICROPHONE STAND. WOODEN BOTTOM PLATE HAS FELT COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length

39.4 cm

Width

15.2 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

Marconi

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Europe

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C.1920-1925

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE AND MUSIC AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A BROADCAST RADIO TRANSMITTER.

Technical

TYPE SAMPLE

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'MARCONI' STAMPED OR ENGRAVED INTO BACK OF MICROPHONE. CBC DECAL & ALUMINUM NUMBER PLATE ALSO APPEAR ON BACK OFMICROPHONE: '10-4-35' ON DECAL PROBABLY CBC ACQUISITION DATE

Missing

MICROPHONE CABLE

Finish

'ANTIQUE' POLISHED BRASS FINISH

Decoration

N/A