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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/DOUBLE BUTTON/TABLE
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0259.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 600A
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N348
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MACHINED STEEL NICKLE-PLATED BODY/ DURALUMINUM DIAPHRAGM/ BRASS BRIDGE/ CARBON BUTTONS/ STEEL RING, MOUNTING HOOKS & MISC HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 17.8 cm
Height: 22.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1926-1936
Canada: USED IN EARLY RADIO BROADCASTING/ MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PICK UP SOUND, SUCH AS VOICE, MUSIC, ETC. AND CONVERT IT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENTS WHICH ARE AMPLIFIED AND TRANSMITTED AS RADIO SIGNALS
Technical: MOST COMMON MICROPHONE IN THE EARLY RADIO BROADCASTING PERIOD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED ON BACK: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ 600-A/ PATENTED/ 1919 1926 RD 1923/ N348'
Missing: N/A
Finish: NICKLE-PLATED
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Microphone, circa 1926, Artifact no. 1977.0259, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0259.001/

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