General Information

Serial #

1589

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL & ALUMINUM CASE & MOUNTING ASSEMBLY. PERMANENT MAGNET AND CORRUGATED RIBBON ASSEMBLY, RESONATING CHAMBERS AND PICK UPADJUSTING SHUTTERS PLUS MATCHING TRANSFORMER. MICROPHONE CORD CONNECTOR IS MOUNTED ON CASE WITH CORD ATTACHED.

Dimensions

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

Length

29.8 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

9.5 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950-1980

Canada

USED IN CANADA

Function

TO PICK UP SOUND AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A TRANSMITTER OR TO DRIVE SOUND RECORDING EQUIPMENT.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF AN ADJUSTABLE PICK UP DESIGN FIRST DEVELOPED BY RCA IN 1931.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON BACK: 'S 04425'/ 'RCA' INSIGNIA ON FRONT & BACK/ STAMPED ON FRONT: '1589'/ ADJUSTMENT ON BOTTOM READS: 'M' 'V1' 'V2'

Missing

NIL/ SOME DAMAGE TO THE BROWN PLASTIC TRIM JUST BELOW THE GRILL.

Finish

BOTTOM PORTION OF CASE IS POLISHED CHROME OR NICKLE. CENTRE SECTION IS BROWN PLASTIC WITH POLISHED AND DECORATED ALUMINUM INSERT, TOP SECTION IS PERFORATED POLISHED ALUMINUM. A FABRIC WIND SCREEN IS BEHIND THE PERFORATED TOP SECTION.

Decoration

POLISHED ALUMINUM BELT IN CENTRE OF THE MICROPHONE HAS BROWN STRIPES AND RED, ALUMINUM AND BROWN RCA INSIGNIAS.