General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL HEADBAND COVERED WITH SYNTHETIC/ METAL AND SYNTHTIC EARPHONES/ SYNTHETIC CORD WITH METAL CLIPS

Dimensions

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

Length

18.5 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

7.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

AKG

Country

Austria

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

THIS HEADSEAT USED BY THE DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 199

Canada

PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS ACROSS CANADA FROM 1959- 1963 TO SHELTER GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICIALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.

Function

USED TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TO AUDIO SIGNALS AND AMPLIFY THE SOUND.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOLDED IN EARPADS: 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN AKG 750'/ PRINTED ON BACK OF EARPHONES: "K 50" "AKG"/ PRINTED ON BOX LID: 'K 50/ Made in Austria/ Dynamischer Stereohorer/ Dynamic Headphones/ Casques Dynamiques/ AKG'

Missing

EAR PADS DETERIORATING

Finish

GREY HEADBAND COVERING WITH POLISHEDMETAL BAND/ GREY EAR PADS AND EARPHONES/ GREY CORD/ BOX: WHITE AND BLUE

Decoration

N/A