General Information

Serial #

86031119

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL STAND & CONSOLE/ SYNTHETIC & METAL CONTROLS/ SYNTHETIC COVERING FRONT PART OF CONSOLE

Dimensions

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

Length

206.0 cm

Width

113.2 cm

Height

106.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ward

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1980S

Canada

PART OF COLLECTION OF EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP. IN TORONTO FOR TELEVISON PRODUCTION. THIS ANALOGUE EQUIPMENT BECAME OBSOLETE WHEN CBC SHIFTED ITS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS TO DIGITAL FORMAT. WARD-BECK WAS CANADIAN FIRM FOUNDED C. 1980 BY FORMER EMPLOYEES OF CANADIAN FIRM MCCURDY RADIO INDUSTRIES.

Function

AUDIO CONSOLE USED TO MIX SOUND IN BROADCAST TELEVISION STUDIO.

Technical

WARD-BECK WAS INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED BUILDER OF AUDIO CONSOLES, SPECIALIZING INAUDIO MIXING BOARDS FOR TELEVISON PRODUCTION. IT WAS KNOWN FOR PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY BOARDS AT REASONABLE PRICES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON CONSOLE FRONT READS "WBS"/ LABEL ON STAND READS "VIDEOQUIP/ RESEARCH LIMITED"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

CONSOLE PAINTED BLACK & WHITE, WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON FRONTPORTION/ BLACK PAINTED STAND/ MULTICOLOURED CONTROLS & INDICATORS/ SYNTHETIC WOOD GRAIN CONSOLE SIDES

Decoration

METALLIC TRIM ON STAND & CONSOLE