Earphone

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OBJECT TYPE: single
DATE: 2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0068.007

MANUFACTURER: Cobra Electronics Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 18
AKA: ear bud
Patents: N/A
General Description: Black rigid synthetic components have finely wrinkle-textured finish; silver metal plug post and clip spring; soft foam earphone cover; flexible black synthetic covering on cord.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Personal gear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cobra
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Haiti
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used 2010 to 2013.
Canada: Item from comprehensive collection of tools and technologies used by a Canadian prospector, who worked in the exploration division of Newmont Mining Corporation in Haiti between 2010 and 2013. This collection reflects three aspects of the modern Canadian mining, crucial to the understanding of this sector: mobility of the workforce, ethnicity in the workforce, and globalization. The mining workforce has been highly mobile on both community and individual levels. Entire towns formed around mining operations and died or changed their character when the resources were exhausted. Mining professionals, especially in the field of mineral exploration, work in various often remote locations around the globe, and cover long distances in their daily work. The items donated to the Museum well represent the type of tools and technologies necessary to working outdoors, in remote locations, and a tropical climate. Ethnicity continues to play a role in the sector’s hiring practices. In this particular case, an employer looked for a recent graduate, bilingual prospector, educated in Canada, who could also communicate in Haitian-Creole. A set of hiring criteria in mining is often very specific and difficult to meet by Canadian graduates, but essential to succeeding in exploration projects conducted abroad. Donated artifacts reflect Haitian-Creole cultural context of Newmont operations. This set of mobile radio transmitters-receivers purchased in Canada prior to departure. [Ref. 1]
Function: To receive and amplify audio signals, for the exclusive use of the wearer.
Technical: Used for communication in field, covers up to 40 km range, and provides communication on 2662 channels, includes access to NOAA weather station; hand-free operations. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Black rigid synthetic components have finely wrinkle-textured finish; silver metal plug post and clip spring; soft foam earphone cover; flexible black synthetic covering on cord.
Decoration: N/A

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Cobra Electronics Corp., Earphone, circa 2010, Artifact no. 2014.0068, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0068.007/

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