Pick-up (no. H 25340), and associated parts

Made:
1929 in United States
maker:
Western Electric Company, Inc

Pick-up (no. H 25340), made by Western Electric, type 4A, (Patent Nos. 1284623 & 1586884), oil-damped, on long arm, type 2A, as fitted to Western Electric base, type 1A, used for the reproduction of sound-on-disc films, c. 1929

Details

Category:
Sound Reproduction
Object Number:
1990-537
type:
pick-up

Parts

Pick-up head, type 4A ,and "Talkie" needles

Pick-up head, type 4A ,and "Talkie" needles

Western Electric pick-up head type 4A (no.H 31648), (a second, replacement) (With box of Columbia `Talkie' needles, in copper)

Object Number:
1990-537 Pt1
type:
pick-up
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Scratch equalizer, type 7A

Scratch equalizer, type 7A

Western Electric scratch equalizer, type 7A (Patent No. 1453980)

Object Number:
1990-537 Pt2
type:
component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
pick up

pick up

pick up

Object Number:
1990-537/3
type:
pick up
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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