General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL AND SYNTHETIC HEADBAND; SYNTHETIC EARPHONES; SYNTHETIC CORD; BOX: SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

18.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

5.5 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 HEADSET USED BY DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1996

Canada

PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS BUILT 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

PRINTED ON BACK OF EARPHONES: 'K 50' 'AKG/ Made in Austria'/ PRINTEDON PLUG: 'PJ-051R'/ PRINTING ON BOX: 'K 50/ Made in Austria/ Dynamischer Stereohorer/ Dynamic Headphones/ Casques Dynamiques/ AKG'

Missing

EAR PADS/ CONNECTION HAS BEEN ALTERED

Finish

GREY HEADBAND, CORD, AND EARPHONES EXCEPT FOR CLEAR PLATE/ BOX: WHITE AND BLUE

Decoration

N/A