Headset

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OBJECT TYPE: radio/aircraft
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2624.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: steel or steel alloy frame; leather cushioning on headband; plastic earphone housing; rubber earpiece padding; rubber coated connector; fabric coated metal cable; rubber coated cable extension

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 7.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: worn by aircraft pilot for receiving radio voice communications
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on back of earphone housings reads: "RECEIVER/ANB-H-1/Western Electric/MADE IN U.S.A./D173120"; raised lettering around edge of earpiece cushions at back reads: "MC-162-A"; lettering on cable connector reads: "JK-26"; lettering on first cable extension connector reads: "PL-354"; lettering on second cable extension connector reads: "PL-55"; lettering incised on inside of bracket that connects headband to earphone on both sides reads: "HB-7";
Missing: N/A
Finish: silver frame; dark brown headband padding; black earphone housing, earpiece cushioning & cable; black & red connectors
Decoration: none

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Western Electric, Headset, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2624, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2624.001/

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