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OBJECT TYPE: DYNAMIC/UNIDIRECTIONAL/CARDIOID/TABLE
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0111.001

MANUFACTURER: SHURE BROS.
MODEL: 556A
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: C4565
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL CASE, MICROPHONE ELEMENTS, FILTERS, TRANSFORMER, MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOR/ A FINE CLOTH MESH PROTECTS THE MIKE ELEMENTS FROM DUST AND ACTS AS A WIND SCREEN/ SYNTHETIC CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: SHURE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940-1970
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE OR MUSIC, AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A TRANSMITTER. RANGE 40 TO 10,000 CYCLES.
Technical: SEE 'A HISTORY OF HIGH QUALITY STUDIO MICROPHONES-JOURNAL OF THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY-DEC 1976, PG. 801-803/ 1 OF 2 ORIGINALCARDIOID DIRECTIONAL DESIGNS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE ON STEM: 'MODEL/ 556A CARDIOID/ Unidyne/ UNI/ DIRECTIONAL/ DYNAMIC MICROPHONE/ SERIAL/ C4565/ 35-50 OHMS/ MADE IN/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ PATENTS PENDING/ SHURE BROTHERS CHICAGO. USA'/ LOGO 'S' ON MIKE BODY
Missing: REAR OF CASE BADLY DAMAGED
Finish: CHROME PLATED
Decoration: STYLIZED 'S', CENTRE FRONT OF GRILL

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