Microphone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DYNAMIC/TABLE
- DATE
- 1937
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0600.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric
- MODEL
- 633
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 8780
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST ALUMINUM CASE, DYNAMIC MICROPHONE CAPSULE WHICH CONTAINS A STRETCHED ALUMINUM DIAPHRAGM, VOICE COIL AND MAGNET ASSEMBLY. GOLD PLATED CROWN DECORATION ON BAFFLE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.1 cm
- Width
- 11.4 cm
- Height
- 12.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1937-1950
- Canada
-
USED TO COVER THE ROYAL TOUR OF 1939. ALSO SAW USE IN THE COVERAGE OF WWII BY CBC REPORTERS. - Function
-
TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE AND MUSIC AND COVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A RADIO TRANSMITTER. - Technical
-
ONE OF A SERIES OF DYNAMIC MICROPHONES DEVELOPED IN 1931 AND IMPROVED THROUGH THE 1930S, INTO THE 1940S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE ON MICROPHONE
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- LOW GLOSS BLACK ENAMEL
- Decoration
- A CUSTOM BAFFLE PLATE INCLUDES A GOLD PLATED CROWN WITH PURPLE CLOTH INSERT
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