Microphone

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OBJECT TYPE: DYNAMIC/TABLE
DATE: 1950–1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0101.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: 633A
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST ALUMINUM CASE; DYNAMIC MIKE CAPSULE (WHICH INCLUDES A POWERFUL PERMANENT MAGNET, A DURALUMINUM DIAPHRAGM & VOICE COIL); A CAST IRON MIKE STAND WITH SWITCH AND CONNECTING SYNTHETIC CABLE/ FELT BOTTOM SCRATCH PROTECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 16.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950'S TO 1970'S
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE & MUSIC, AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT/ THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO DRIVE SPEAKERS IN A SOUND SYSTEM OR APPLIED TO A RADIO BROADCASTING TRANSMITTER
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE/ THIS TYPE WAS A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT OVER THE EARLIER 618A DYNAMICMICROPHONE MADE IN THE U.S. BY WESTERN ELECTRIC & IN CANADA BY NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ ONE OF A SERIES OF MIKES FIRST DEVELOPED BY W.E. IN 1931
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON BACK OF MICROPHONE: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC CANADA 633A'/ PRINTED ON BOTTOM OF STAND: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ MADE IN CANADA/ R20021A MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MICROPHONE & STAND PAINTED 'AIR FORCE' BLUE/ GREY CORD
Decoration: TOP OF MICROPHONE HAS 3 INTERSECTING FINS/ BASE TRIANGULAR SHAPED

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Microphone, between 1950–1958, Artifact no. 1990.0101, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0101.001/

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