Sony type C38 condenser microphone

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Sony Corporation
Description
Sony Model C-38. First transistor-type condenser microphone, marked 1965. In brown case with base and cord.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
from Sony Corporation, thru Akio Morita
ca 1965
c 1965
ID Number
EM.334915
catalog number
334915
accession number
314670
model number
C-38
Object Name
Microphone
condenser microphone
Other Terms
Microphone; Audio Devices
Measurements
microphone: 8 1/2 in x 3 in x 3 in; 21.59 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm
case: 5 in x 14 in x 5 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 35.56 cm x 13.97 cm
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Work and Industry: Electricity
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_705722
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3f7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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