Speaker
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 20 WATT/DUAL
- DATE
- 1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0430.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Siemens & Halske
- MODEL
- SF. L 6.4
- LOCATION
- Berlin, German Democratic Republic
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 &.2 WOODEN BODY WITH METAL HARDWARE WITH "OIL CLOTH" COVERING ON BODY/.3 METAL SPOOL WITH SYNTHETIC CORD/ SYNTHETIC HANDLES AND SPEAKER COVERS/.4 WOODEN HANDLE, METAL SHANK/.5 SYNTHETIC KNOB
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.0 cm
- Width
- 33.0 cm
- Height
- 66.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine images
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Siemens Halske
- Country
- German Democratic Republic
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Berlin
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
- Canada
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ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE IS ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 2] - Function
-
USED TO AMPLIFY SOUND RECORDED ON A CINE FILM WHEN FILM IS RUN THROUGH A PROJECTOR - Technical
-
THIS SPEAKER WAS MADE TO BE USED IN VERYLARGE ROOMS WITH POOR ACOUSTIC CONDITIONS. THE UNITS SHOULD BE ANGLED FOR ANY DESIRED DIRECTION OF PROJECTION [REF 1 PG 11] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE ON INSIDE OF.2: 'SIEMENS Typ St. L 6.4/ Fabr.-Nr. 521781/ PLAQUES ON SPEAKER COVERS: 'SIEMENS'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- .1 &.2 BODY COVERED IN MOTTLED LIGHT GREEN "OIL CLOTH"/.1 GREY SPEAKER COVERS/.2 GREY MATTE PAINT INSIDE/.3 UNFINISHED METAL REEL WITH GREEN CORD/.4 BLACK GLOSS PAINT HANDLE; CHROMED METAL;.5 SHINY BLACK
- Decoration
- .1 THIN SILVER METAL STRIP AROUND TOP/.2 THIN SILVER METAL STRIP AROUND BOTTOM
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Siemens & Halske, Speaker, circa 1956, Artifact no. 1997.0430, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0430.001/
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