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OBJECT TYPE: RIBBON
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0818.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Mfg. Inc.
MODEL: 74B
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 95-4-135
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE: PERFORATED BRASS TOP & FORMED STEEL BOTTOM, METAL STAND YOKE CONNECTED TO MIKE/ INTERIOR: CORRUGATED ALUMINUM RIBBON IN A MAGNETIC FIELD, FABRIC WIND SCREEN/ SYNTHETIC CORD WITH METAL CONNECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.3 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 5.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1936-1960
Canada: USED BY CBC
Function: TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE AND MUSIC AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A BROADCAST TRANSMITTER OR TO DRIVE A SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'RCA [LOGO]' ON FRONT & BACK OF CASE/ PLATE ON BOTTOM: 'C.B.C./ RADIO-CANADA/ 194298'/ DECAL: 'SERIAL NO/ 95-4-135'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASE: DARK BROWN WRINKLE ENAMEL, INCLUDING YOKE/ BLACK CORD
Decoration: ON BACK & FRONT: MFG'S LOGO ON ROUND PLAQUE

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RCA Mfg. Inc., Microphone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.0818, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0818.001/

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