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Maker:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation  Search this
Measurements:
on stand: 17 in x 8 in; 43.18 cm x 20.32 cm
mic only: 5 in x 5 in; 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name:
Microphone
Other Terms:
Microphone; Audio Devices
Date made:
1920
Description:
Westinghouse "Tomato Can" microphone from station KDKA. Adaptation of telephone transmitter in suitable mounting, incorporates acoustical equalizer and other minor refinements. Same technical limitations as Cat. No. 311,443. This instrument is the actual instrument used in broadcast of press bulletins of Harding-Cox election returns Nov. 2, 1920, an event sometimes considered as the beginning of broadcasting. Brass can painted black, wire gauze at one end.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
from National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
ID Number:
EM.311444
Catalog number:
311444
Accession number:
148157
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3f22-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_713166