Amplifier, recording

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OBJECT TYPE: OPTICAL SOUND
DATE: 1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1113.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PREDOMINANTLY METAL CASING & COMPONENTS/ GLASS VACUUM TUBES & METER CRYSTALS/ BAKELITE (?) KNOBS/LEATHER HANDLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.1 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 32.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO AMPLIFY SOUND AS RECEIVED BY A MICROPHONE & RECORDED ON FILM. UNIT EQUIPPED WITH A DECIBEL METER PERMITTING OPERATOR TO REGULATE CURRENT SO AS TO CONFORM TO FILM'S RECORDING PARAMETERS. THIS UNIT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED OUTSIDE A STUDIO, DUE TO ITS SIZE & BEING POWERED BY BATTERIES (AS PER MR. BLANCHETT)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'A.S.N./ STUDIO' APPEARS ON DECAL ON CASE FRONT/ METER FACE ON INSIDETOP LEFT BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'PAT. NOV. 6,'88. APR.29,'90. FEB.17,'91 OCT.4,'98 JULY16,'01/ PAT. 1,640,335 1,746,935', DECIBEL SCALE FROM 0-60 + OR -, & 'ZERO POWER LEVEL/ 6 MILLIWATTS 500 OHMS/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP., NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A./ MODEL 301 NO. 104548'/ METER FACE ON INSIDE RIGHT BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP., NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A./ PAT 1,579,849 1,597,256 1,635,595 1,661,214/ VOLT & AMPERES SCALE, & 'USE WITH EXT.SHUNT & RESISTOR/ WESTON/ MODEL 506 TYPE/ 517689'/ PAC INVENTORY LABEL INSIDE LID/ CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASING EXTERIOR PAINTED GREY/ BLACK KRINKLE FINISH ON INTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Amplifier, recording, after 1901, Artifact no. 1987.1113, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1113.001/

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