Microphone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0581.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 626A
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: METAL/ WOOD/ PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 28.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Communications
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: CIRCA 1917
Canada: Unknown
Function: APPARATUS USED FOR INTENSIFYING SMALL SOUNDS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: THE BASE OF THE MICROPHONE HAS MARKINGS INCISED INTO THE METAL READING: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MAD IN USA'/ THE BACK PART OF THE BASE, INCISED, READS: 'PAT IN USA JAN 26 15.'/ THE BACK OF THE MICROPHONE HEAD, INCISED READS: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PAINTED ON TOP OF THESE MARKINGS ARE OTHER WHITE PAINT MARKINGS READING: '[ILLEGIBLE] 179'/ THESE SAME MARKINGS APPEAR ALSO AT THE FRONT BASE OF THE MICROPHONE/ AT THE FRONT HEAD OF THE MICROPHONE THERE IS A SMALL METAL PLATE WITH MARKING INCISED READING: '626A'/ THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE, INCISED READS: 'PRESS TO TALK'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: THE MICROPHONE IS BLACK, BUT THE CENTER PIECE IS WORN FROM USE & HAS EXPOSE AN UNDERLYING COLOUR OF GOLDISH-YELLOW/ THE CORD IS SILVER & ITS EDGE IS RED

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Western Electric, Microphone, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1991.0581, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0581.001/

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