- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
- Primary inscriptions
- "B.B.C.-MARCONI RIBBON MICROPHONE / TYPE AXBT / INST. NO. 360580 P.S. 11780 A / MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD. / B.B.C. PAT. No 429307 LONDON." printed on metal plaque upon underside of microphone.
- Object type
- Radio communication
- Dimensions
- Height: 500mm Width: 220mm Depth: 220mm Weight: 6.35kg
- Inventory No
- 69070
- Accession Number
- 2004-9/581
Description
BBC-Marconi Ribbon Microphone, with oxidised copper finish, on later machined aluminium stand. With three parallel bakelite? control dials marked "3", "2", "1" (left to right).
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