Microphone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RIBBON/BIDIRECTIONAL/TABLE
- DATE
- 1929
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0223.001
- MANUFACTURER
- VARIOUS
- MODEL
- 6683A
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 19434
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- COPPER, BRASS, DURALUMINUM RIBBON, OTHER METALS, POSSIBLY ALUMINUM
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
- 9.5 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- VARIOUS
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY LATE 1920'S & 1930'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE & MUSIC AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A RADIO BROADCAST TRANSMITTER. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY RIBBON MICROPHONE IN A SELDOM SEEN STYLE. IT IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY RARE (REF.2). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG. PLATE ON BASE: 'B.B.C. - MARCONI RIBBON MICROPHONE/ INST. NO. 19434 P.S. 6683A/ MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD./ LONDON'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED GLOSS BROWN
- Decoration
- N/A
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