Cord, power supply

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OBJECT TYPE: 2-prong
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2013.0667.003

MANUFACTURER: Ampex Corp.
MODEL: 620
LOCATION: Redwood City, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Owned by celebrated Canadian jazz musician Oscar Peterson.
Function: Used to power an amplifier. Utilisé pour alimenter un amplificateur
Technical: Designed by Ampex engineer George Brettell and first introduced in 1954, the 620 is a high-quality, portable amplified loudspeaker. According to Leslie and Snyder: “To this day, many audio enthusiasts consider the 620 one of the most natural-sounding speaker systems ever made” (2010, p. 8). It pairs with an Ampex 601 tape recorder, as part of a portable “suitcase” unit (see 2013.0666).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Black rubber coated two-pronged cord.
Decoration: N/A

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Ampex Corp., Cord, power supply, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2013.0667, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0667.003/

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