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OBJECT TYPE: STEREOPHONIC/DYNAMIC
DATE: 1959–1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.1344.001

MANUFACTURER: KOSS CORP.
MODEL: SP-3
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 90-9991
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HEADBAND, PLUG, WIRING, PARTS; FOAM HEADBAND & EARPHONE CUSHIONS; VINYL COVERED HEADBAND & EARPHONES; SYNTHETIC CORD COVERING, PARTS/ CW SYNTHETIC BUTTON

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 9.2 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: KOSS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION (1972.0318; 1972.1332-1346) OF "STEREOPHONES" DONATED (WITH TRADE LITERATURE) TO NMST IN 1972 BY KOSS. CORP. OF MILWAUKEE, WIS., ALL EXAMPLES OF KOSS "PRODUCT LINE" OF THAT PERIOD. KOSS HAD MADE SIMILAR DONATION TO SMITHSONIAN (SEE PHOTOS,PRESS RELEASES & CORRESPONDENCE IN SUPP. INFO. 1972.0318).
Function: ELECTROACOUSTIC DEVICE WHICH TRANSFORMS ELECTRICAL WAVES INTO AUDIO SIGNALS, WORN OVER EARS BY LISTENER.
Technical: SP-3, DEVELOPED IN 1958, WAS KOSS' FIRST MODEL OF HEADSET & ORIGINAL PRODUCT OF COMPANY (ALSO FOUNDED IN 1958). ACCORDING TO KOSS FACT SHEET (IN S.I.), SP-3 CREATED NEW MARKET FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT HEADPHONE LISTENING. SP-3 WAS PRODUCED BETWEEN 1959 & 1963 & WAS SUCCEEDED BY SP3X (1964-1967) & SP3XC (1966-1974)(720318).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON METALLIC TAPE ON HEADBAND READS "STEREOPHONE HEADSET/ BY KOSS INC. PAT. PEND. MILWAUKEE"
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN HEADBAND & EARPHONE COVERS; DISCOLOURED WHITE HEADBAND & EARPHONE CUSHIONS; GREY CORD COVERING; BLACK PLUG CASING; GOLD COLOUR3D HEADBAND; PLATED PLUG
Decoration: METALLIC TAPE TRIM

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KOSS CORP., Headset, between 1959–1963, Artifact no. 1972.1344, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1344.001/

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