Demagnetizer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0292.001

MANUFACTURER: Ampex
MODEL: 704 [?]
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; SYNTHETIC/ CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 4.6 cm
Height: 4.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Ampex
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: POSSIBLY 1963- 1997
Canada: PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUD 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 REDUCE BACKGROUND NOISE AND INCREASE DYNAMIC RANGE BY DEMAGNETIZING RECORD HEADS THAT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BECOME PERMANENTLY MAGNETIZED.
Technical: STANDARD ACCESSORY FOR USE WITH MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS ON DEMAGNETIZER/ HAND-WRITTEN ON BOX: 'DEGAUSSER/ 820'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN SPOOL WITH BLACK PRONGS AND BROWN CORD/ BOX: WHITE WITHGREY DECORATIVE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Ampex, Demagnetizer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0292, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0292.001/

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