Preamplifier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TUBE
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0173.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Heath Co.
- MODEL
- HEATHKIT WA-P2
- LOCATION
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal and bakelite
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.0 cm
- Width
- 32.1 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
- Heathkit
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Benton Harbor
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to preamplify and control audio signals in a HIFI system - Technical
-
Example of a relatively inexpensive preamplifier available in kit form in the 1950's - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the back on right side in black is HEATHKIT MODEL WA-P2 PREAMPLIFIER HEATH COMPANY BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN A SUBSIDIARY OF DAYSTROM, INC./Around all of the jacks on back is black lettering/On face is black lettering around the knobs
- Missing
- Heathkit name plate on front
- Finish
- A gold coloured rectangular box with 6 knobs on the front face
- Decoration
- N/A
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Heath Co., Preamplifier, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1986.0173, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0173.001/
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