Microphone

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OBJECT TYPE: DYNAMIC/HAND HELD
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0138.001

MANUFACTURER: Akustische & Kino-Gerate
MODEL: D15/200
LOCATION: Vienna, Austria

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General Information

Serial #: 586
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL CASE WITH WIRE MESH & CLOTH DIAPHRAGM PROTECTOR ON THE FRONT & SIMILAR SCREEN ON THE BACK; PLASTIC COVERED HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.6 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 4.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: AKG
Country: Austria
State/Province: Unknown
City: Vienna

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C.1939-1950
Canada: USED BY CBC
Function: TO PICK UP SOUND, VOICE AND/OR MUSIC AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A RADIO TRANSMITTER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PRE WWII EUROPEAN MICROPHONE DESIGN
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'D15/200 Nr586' INCISED AT END OF HANDLE, NEAR THREADS. LOGO ON FRONT SCREEN CONSISTS OF 3 OVERLAPPING HEARTS AND TEXT 'AKG'
Missing: NONE
Finish: BLACK LOW GLOSS ENAMEL BODY; BLACK PLASTIC HANDLE COVER; GOLD COVERED FRONT SCREEN; BLACK COLOURED REAR SCREEN
Decoration: N/A

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Akustische & Kino-Gerate, Microphone, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1984.0138, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0138.001/

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