Console, speech input

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM
DATE: 1935–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0623.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 23C
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 509
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Console made from metal/bakelite dials, knobs/ plastic readout panel.

Dimensions

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

Length: 85.5 cm
Width: 37.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
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: 1941 to at least 1970
Canada: Used in Canada.
Function: Amplifier and control assembly for radio broadcasting studio.
Technical: Good example of control console of the 1940's.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Western Electric' appears in silver print along upper front edge of console, above meter/Label inside console bears following info.: 'Western Electric/MADE IN U.S.A./53C SPEECH INPUT/EQUIPMENT/B8625 PATENT/1507017/1545855/1571357/1686570/1936162/1955827/2073477/2086595/2102671/2123241/2131365/SERIAL NO. 509'/All switches, connections etc. labelled. Please see correspondence, wirin g diagrams, instructions etc. in Supp. Info. file.
Missing: 2 switches - left hand front
Finish: Console painted green/control panel is black with chrome trim/all knobs are black/clear readout panel.
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Console, speech input, between 1935–1945, Artifact no. 1985.0623, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0623.001/

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