General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL & ALUMINUM CASE & MOUNTING ASSEMBLY/ PERMANENT MAGNET, CORRUGATED RIBBON ASSEMBLY, VARIOUS RESONATING & PICK UP ADJUSTING SHUTTERS/ SYNTHETIC CORD/ FABRIC SCREEN

Dimensions

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

Length

22.2 cm

Width

7.7 cm

Height

7.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970-1984

Canada

PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CRAWLEY FILMS LTD. IN SUPP. INFO.

Function

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

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF ADJUSTABLE PICK UP DESIGN FIRST DEVELOPED IN 1931 & WITH DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS. STILL CURRENT IN THE LATE 1970'S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'RCA' [TRADEMARK] ON FRONT & BACK/ ON JACK: 'ITT' 'CANNON' 'PAT. 2869095' & 'XLR-3-12C'/ ADJUSTMENT ON BACK LABELLED: 'U, N, B. L1, L2, L3'/ ADJUSTMENT ON BOTTOM LABELLED: 'M, V1, V2'

Missing

NONE

Finish

SILVER BODY, WITH 2 DARK GREY BANDS.

Decoration

POLISHED ALUMINUM CENTRE SECTION HAS BROWN STRIPES & RED, SILVER & BROWN RCA INSIGNIAS.