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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/SINGLE BUTTON/HAND HELD
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0409.001

MANUFACTURER: SHURE BROS. INC.
MODEL: CB12T/MOTOROLA
LOCATION: Evanston, Illinois, 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: CAST WHITE METAL/ SYNTHETIC PUSH-TO-TALK BUTTON/ CARBON MIC CARTRIDGE/ SYNTHETIC CONNECTING CORD/ 4 PIN AMPHENOL CONNECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: SHURE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Evanston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960-1975
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PICK UP SOUND OR VOICE, & CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT. THE SLTERNATING CURRENT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED TO MODULATE A RADIO TRANSMITTER
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'SHURE BROTHERS INC./ EVANSTON, ILL./ MODEL NO./ SEE/ PATENT NOTICE/ INSIDE/ CB12T/ MADE IN/ UNITED STATES/ OF AMERICA'/ ON FRONT: '[LOGO]MOTOROLA'/ STAMPED ON PLUG: 'AMPHENOL'
Missing: PRESS-TO-SPEAK BUTTON HAS PIECE BROKEN OFF & MISSING
Finish: MICROPHONE: 'LIGHT BROWN FRONT, GREY BACK WITH BLACK BUTTON/ BLACK CORD/ CHROMED PLUG
Decoration: OVAL SHAPE WITH VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL BARS/ LOGO & NAME ON FRONT

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SHURE BROS. INC., Microphone, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1988.0409, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0409.001/

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