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OBJECT TYPE: DUO-CONE/15 IN.
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0937.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America, RCA Victor Div.
MODEL: LC-1A (MI-11411)
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: P172839
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ CARDSTOCK/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 43.5 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
Period: CA. 1948-1953
Canada: USED BY MR. FRIGON, FORMER NRC EMPLOYEE, WHILE POSTED TO WASHINGTON
Function: AMPLIFIES AUDIO INPUT INTO AUDIBLE SOUND
Technical: GOOD EXAMPLE OF LARGE CONE SPEAKER OF THE PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S LABEL READS: 'LOUDSPEAKER MECHANISM/ RCA [LOGO]/ M1-11411/ THISAPPARATUS USED INVENTIONS OF UNITED STATES/ PATENTS OWNED BY OR LICENSED TO RADIO CORPORATION/ OF AMERICA. PATENT NUMBERS SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST.'/ STAMPED ON SPEAKER CONE BACK: 'P172839'/ ON FRAME: '15 OHMS'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: GREY SHINY PAINT ON REAR COVER/ GREY CRINKLED FRAME/ BLACK CONE
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Corp. of America, RCA Victor Div., Speaker, circa 1948, Artifact no. 1987.0937, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0937.001/

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