Magnavox Audio Frequency Amplifier, Type AC-3 B, 1920-1927
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Artifact Overview
This amplifier was designed for use with a public address system, in large venues. Equipment like this made it possible for Americans to listen together--from the voices of politicians at rallies--to recorded music in the dance hall. The new mass medium of radio now had the ability to pervade listening practices at home, and in public.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Amplifier
Date Made
1920-1927
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
36.494.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum Alloy
Bakelite (TM)
Copper-nickel alloy
Iron alloy
Leather
Wood (Plant Material)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 11.5 in
Length: 21.25 in
Inscriptions
plaque, front:
Magnavox
Audio Frequency Amplifier
Made in U.S.A.
Type AC-3
Model B
No 65
The Magnavox Co.
Oakland, Cal.
knobs:
Perkins
label, interior:
This Instrument to be Used for Audio-Frequency Amplification Only Where Messages are Not Transmitted for PAY
The Magnavox Company . . . Oakland, California
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