Microphone

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/SINGLE BUTTON/STAND
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0073.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: R8830
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS CASE CONTAINING AN F1 TELEPHONE CARTRIDGE/ FOUR STEEL MOUNTING HOOKS/ REMOVEABLE BACK ATTACHED WITH THREE METAL SCREWS/ CONNECTING CORD WITH PIN TIPS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 2.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1935-1946
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PICK UP SOUND SUCH AS VOICE AND CONVERT TO COMPLEX ALTERNATING CURRENT WHICH WHEN AMPLIFIED AND PROCESSED MAY BE USED TO TRANSMIT VOICE SIGNALS AS RADIO SIGNALS OR SOUND VIA LOUDSPEAKERS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON BACK: 'Northern Electric/COMPANY LIMITED/ R 8830 TRANS'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK TEXTURED FINISH/ BLACK CORD/ WHITE PRINTING/ BLACK CLOTH OVER SPEAKER
Decoration: SILVER RING AROUND SPEAKER

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Microphone, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1990.0073, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0073.001/

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