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OBJECT TYPE: DYNAMIC/PERMANENT MAGNET
DATE: 1980–1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0272.001

MANUFACTURER: E.R.A. ACOUSTICS CORP.
MODEL: POLY PLANAR RP-8
LOCATION: Moonachie, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 92252
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC/ PAPER/ METAL WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 20.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ERA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Moonachie

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: EARLY 1980s
Canada: AVAILABLE IN CANADA & USED HERE
Function: TRANSDUCER USED TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TO SOUND.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD A VERY FLAT SPEAKER WITH A VERY LIGHT & REASONABLY RIGID CONE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRESSED IN PLASTIC: 'E.R.A. ACOUSTIC CORP. ROLY-POLY MODEL RP8'/ ON ATTACHED PAPER LABEL: 'POLY-PLANAR SPEAKERS/ 20 Watts/ 8"/ 4-8 ohms/ ERA ACOUSTICS CORP./ MOONACHIE, N.J./ 92252'
Missing: N/A
Finish: RED SYNTHETIC 'WHEEL'/ WHITE STYROFOAM/ WHITE GROUND WITH BLACK PRINT LABEL
Decoration: N/A

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E.R.A. ACOUSTICS CORP., Speaker, circa 1980–1983, Artifact no. 1988.0272, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0272.001/

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