General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM CARRYING CASE AND COVERS/ HINGED ALUMINUM FRONT PANEL/ BAKELITE TUNING KNOBS, SWITCH HANDLES, ETC./ METAL & GLASS COMPONENT PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

76.0 cm

Width

42.0 cm

Height

49.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Western Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1931 TO 1950 (SEE COMMENTS)

Canada

USED IN CANADA BY ASSOCIATED SCREEN NEWS LTD. TORONTO, ON

Function

USED TO AMPLIFY AND MIX THE OUTPUT OF TWO MICROPHONES AND CONTROL THE SOUND TRACK MODULATING LAMP LEVEL IN THE SOUND/CINE CAMERA.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF PORTABLE EARLY SOUND MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DESIGNATIONS AND CALIBRATION INFO ON ALL CONTROLS AND SWITCHES/ MILLIAMP METER CALIBRATED IN MILLIAMPS AND VOLTS/ 1 FAN TYPE METER CALIBRATED IN AMPS AND ONE CALIBRATED IN DECIBELS/ ALL CONTROLS LABELLED/ CIRCUIT DIAGRAM MOUNTED ON INSIDE OF COVER/ MFR'S PLATE ON CASING TOP INCLUDES EXTENSIVE LIST OF US PATENT NOS. & TEXT: 'Western Electric/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ D 90885 AMPLIFIER/ [PAT. LIST]/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ STAMPED IN RED INK, ABOVE PLATE: 'MODIFIED PER ASR 21610'/ PLATE ON CASE READS: 'WE GROW WITH CANADA/ J.E. FOURNIER/ LIMITED MONTREAL/ CANADA'/ PAC INVENTORY LABEL READS: 'PA 15610'.

Missing

PRE AMPFOR MICROPHONES/ MISC. CONNECTING CORDS AND PLUGS/ BATTERY BOX AND/OR A/C POWER SUPPLY/ BROKEN COVER CLASP

Finish

CASE, NATURAL ALUMINUM/ PANEL, FLAT BLACK ENAMEL/ ALL KNOBS AND SWITCHES BLACK WITH SOME NICKEL PLATED PARTS

Decoration

N/A