Preamplifier

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1057.001

MANUFACTURER: Acoustical Mfg. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: QUAD QC II
LOCATION: Huntingdon, England

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General Information

Serial #: 2271
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET, KNOBS & HARDWARE; SYNTHETIC KNOBS & CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Acoustical
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Huntingdon

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950'S TO 1980'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO ACCEPT A VARIETY OF INPUT DEVICES (RECORD PLAYERS, TUNERS ETC.), EQUALIZE AND AMPLIFY THEM; AND FEED THEM TO A POWER AMPLIFIER IN AN AUDIO SYSTEM.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'GRAM 2 RADIO-MIC/ THE QUAD CONTROL UNIT/ MADE IN HUNTINGDON ENGLAND/ BY THE ACOUSTICAL MFG.CO. LTD./ TYPE QC II SERIAL No. 2271'/ PRINTED AROUND CONTROLS ON FRONT: 'VOLUME/ BASS/ TREBLE/ FILTER/ 1 RADIO MIC 2/ COL LP/ AES/ FFRR 78/ STD 78'/ ON DIALS: 'OFF 1 [to] 10/ LEVEL -1 [to] -4 +1 [to] +4 [ON TWO DIALS]/ LEVEL 5 15 30 50/ CANCEL 5K 7K 10K'/ 'HALLMARK' LABEL ON FRONT/ LABEL ON SIDE: 'READ 1 E RAD 2/ AC MAINS'
Missing: N/A
Finish: DARK GREY PAINTED CABINET; BEIGE FRONT PANEL WITH BROWN & WHITE KNOBS & WHITE LETTERING
Decoration: N/A

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Acoustical Mfg. Co. Ltd., Preamplifier, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1987.1057, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1057.001/

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