Oscillator, audio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0369.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
- MODEL
- 200D
- LOCATION
- Palo Alto, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 20136
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.0 cm
- Width
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 22.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Service-test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HEWLETT PACKARD
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Palo Alto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED C. 1950S +
- Canada
-
USED BY MR. OSMOND KENDALL (1909-1996), POSSIBLY IN HIS DEVELOPMENT OF "COMPOSER-TRON", AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH ENABLED COMPOSER/MUSICAL ARRANGER TO CREATE PIECE DIRECTLY AS IT IS CONCEIVED. (REF.1) AUDIO OSCILLATOR USED BY KENDALL FOR 'PITCH' FUNCTION WAS A HEWLETT-PACKARD MACHINE. (REF.1 FILE 1/4) - Function
-
Generate alternating current voltages in the audio frequency range for purpose of testing the audio response of transmitters, amplifiers, loudspeakers, transmission lines, etc. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " AUDIO OSCILLATOR/ MODEL 200D/ HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY/ PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA " appears on plate on lower front of casing. " D-125 " handwritten in black marker in upper right of casing. " O. K. KANDALL. " printed on black dyna-tape label applied to front top of casing. "SERIAL NO. 20136", "MADE IN/ U.S.A." & "TYPE NO. 121548" stamped in black ink on casing back. Plate fixed to casing back reads " LICENSED BY WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. UNDER U.S./ PATENTS OF AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. AND/ WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. AND BY RADIO CORPORA-/ TION OF AMERICA./ (SEE LABEL INSIDE)/ IF THIS SET CONTAINS....* cont's in Comments.
- Missing
- APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE.
- Finish
- GREY-BROWN PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH APPLED TO CASING; SILVER METAL CARRY HANDLES ATTACHED TO EACH SIDE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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HEWLETT-PACKARD CO., Oscillator, audio, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1997.0369, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0369.001/
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