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OBJECT TYPE: CRYSTAL/TABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0420.001

MANUFACTURER: TURNER CO.
MODEL: SR25X
LOCATION: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1276
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BASE & MICROPHONE/ SYNTHETIC COLLAR ON STEM OF MICROPHONE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 26.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: TURNER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Iowa
City: Cedar Rapids

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: LATE 1960'S TO EARLY 1970'S
Canada: PART OF TAXI BASE STATION USED BY THE 'QUEEN STREET TAXI', RENFREW, ONTARIO INTHE LATE 1960'S TO EARLY 1970'S.
Function: TO CONVERT AUDIO WAVES TO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FOR TRANSMISSION TO TAXISTHAT ARE PART OF THE RADIO DISPATCH SYSTEM.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF PART OF A MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE ON FRONT: 'crystal microphone [IN CURSIVE]/ MODEL NO./ SR25X/ 1276 HI/ SERIAL NO. OHMS/ THE TURNER CO./ CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, U.S.A.'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BASE UNDERSIDE: 'A. Duff/ 1094 B[?]k St. [IN CURSIVE]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LIGHT & DARK GREY ENAMEL
Decoration: N/A

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TURNER CO., Microphone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0420, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.0420.001/

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