Microphone

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OBJECT TYPE: RIBBON/STAND OR BOOM
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0511.001

MANUFACTURER: Akustische & Kino-Gerate
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Vienna, Austria

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM & ELASTIC MOUNTING FRAME. THE MICROPHONE HAS A STRONG MAGNET ASSEMBLY WITH AN ALUMINUM RIBBON MOUNTED IN THE MAGNETIC FIELD. CARDBOARD BOX; FABRIC LINING

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.6 cm
Width: 18.4 cm
Height: 8.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: AKG
Country: Austria
State/Province: Unknown
City: Vienna

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C.1950-1970
Canada: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CRAWLEY FILMS LTD. IN SUPP. INFO.
Function: TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE AND/OR MUSIC AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE THE SOUND RECORDING DEVICE.
Technical: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN SUPP. INFO./ MICROPHONE ITSELF IS REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROPEANDESIGNED MIKES. THE 50 CPS (CYCLES PER SECOND) OR HERTZ FILTER WITHIN THE MICROPHONE IS SWITCHABLE FOR 0, -4 OR -12 D.B. ATTENUATION
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'AKG' [logo] ON BOTH SIDES OF BRACE/ '58' IN BLACK MARKER (?) ON UNDERSIDE OF MICROPHONE/ ON JACK: 'XLR-3-12C', 'CANNON', & 'PAT. 2869095'/ PRINTED BY HAND ON MASKING TAPE LABEL ON BOX LID: 'CRAWLEY FILMS -/ (AKG). - LIMITED'.
Missing: ELASTIC MOUNTING CORDS. POSITIONING ASSEMBLY BROKEN. ORIGINAL EUROPEAN CONNECTOR REPLACED BY CANNON CONNECTOR.
Finish: TWO-TONE SILVER-COLOURED BODY/ SILVER-COLOURED TRIM WITH A BRACKET ON BOTH SIDES/ BLACK PLASTIC KNOB ON BOTTOM.
Decoration: N/A

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Akustische & Kino-Gerate, Microphone, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1985.0511, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0511.001/

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