General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

18

Total Parts

18

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Heavy paper [cardboard ?] package is predominantly black; clear synthetic inserts display contents; off-white, brown, blue and red text and graphics.

Dimensions

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

Length

28.6 cm

Width

18.6 cm

Height

8.5 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

General: To identify and protect contents when not in use. Specifically, this package used to identify and store walkie -talkie set.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Markings on package front include: "Cobra", "UP TO/ JUSQU'A/ 40/ KM RANGE/ 2662 CHANNEL/ COMBINATIONS/ 2,662 COMBINAISON/ DE CANAUX", "microTALK/ GMRS/FRS/ WALKIE TALKIE/ 2-WAY RADIOS/ RADIO EMETTEUR-/ RÉCEPTEUR GMRS/FRS/ CXT475C", "Scan/ Channels/Privacy/ Codes", "Power Saver/ Circuitry", "Ear Bud Microphones", "Tous de/ dangers/ All Hazards/ NOAA/ Weather Radio/ NOAA National Weather Service/ Service météorologique national/ Radio Météo", "VOX/ Hands-Free/ Operation", "10-Channel/ Memory" and "Rechargeable/ Batteries/ Included". French language text translations appear for all text. Text on package back includes " [logo]/ Cobra [Registered symbol]/ Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra [Registered symbol]", "Features/ NOAA Weather & Emergency Radio/ VOX (hands-free operation)/ 2,662 Channel Combinations/ 10-Channel Memory/ Scan (channels/privacy codes)/ Call Alert (5 selectable tones)", "Additional Features/ Signal Strength Meter/ Power Saver Circuitry/ Selectable Hi/Low Power (in GMRS)/ Keystroke Tones (selectable on/off)/ Roger Beep Tone (selectable on/off)/ Key Lock/ Ear Bud Microphones", "Works with other/GMRS/FRS Walkie/ Talkie 2-Way Radios", "Cobra [Registered symbol], microTALK [Registered symbol], Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra [Registered symbol], VibrAlert [Registered symbol]/ Rewind Say-Again [Trade Mark symbol], and the snake design are registered trademarks of/ Cobre Electronics Corporation, USA", "PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: This product contains a chemical/ known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects/ or other reproductive harm. FCC Self-Licencing Information/ Included in Owner's Manual". "[copyright symbol]/ Cobra Electronics Corporation/ 6500 West Cortland Street/ Chicago, Illinois 60707 U.S.A.", "Distributed by/ Distribué par:/ AVS Technologies/ A Division of SYNNEX Canada Limited/ 3300 Côte-Vertu, Ste 310/ Ville St- Laurent, Québec, Canada/ H9P 2N4/ www.cobra/ca" and "Made in China/ Fabriqué en Chine". French language text translations appear for all text.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Heavy paper [cardboard ?] package is predominantly black; clear synthetic inserts display contents; off-white, brown, blue and red text and graphics.

Decoration

Stylized snake logo.