Microphone

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/DOUBLE BUTTON
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0823.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: 600A
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 229
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MACHINED STEEL NICKEL PLATED BODY/ DURALUMINUM DIAPHRAGM, BRASS BRIDGE AND CARBON BUTTONS (CUPS CONTAINING CARBON GRANULES)/ STEEL MOUNTING HOOKS AND MISC. HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.4 cm
Width: 8.8 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: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1926-1936
Canada: USED IN EARLY CANADIAN RADIO BROADCASTING
Function: USED TO PICK UP SOUND, SUCH AS VOICE, MUSIC ETC. AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENTS, WHICH WOULD BE AMPLIFIED AND TRANSMITTED AS RADIO SIGNALS
Technical: MICROPHONE MOST COMMON IN EARLY RADIO BROADCASTING PERIOD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NORTHERN ELECTRIC, MODEL, PAT INFORMATION AND SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVED ON FRONT OF MIC. CONNECTION POINTS ARE ENGRAVED WITH 'A' ON THE FRONT BUTTON BRIDGE, 'B' ON THE BACK BUTTON AND 'C' ON THE BACK FOR THE COMMON CONNECTION/ INCISED ON BACK: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ 600-A/ PATENTED 1923-1924-1926/ 229'
Missing: N/A
Finish: NICKELFINISH
Decoration: N/A

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Microphone, circa 1926, Artifact no. 1969.0823, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0823.001/

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