Tower "Scientific" headphones

Object Details

Description (Brief)

Marked: Tower Mfg. Corp. / Scientific / Navy Type / Boston, Mass. / U.S.A." Standard head telephones with pin plugs at end of cloth-insulated cord. One plug is broken off. D.C. resistance unmarked but presumably 2000 ohms. Double headband. Original price: $2.95. Reference: Radio Broadcasting, February 1925, page 848.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from Franklin Wingard

Data Source

National Museum of American History

date made

ca 1925

ID Number

EM.321610

catalog number

321610

accession number

241556

maker

Tower

Object Name

headset

Measurements

overall: 2 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 7 in; 5.715 cm x 16.51 cm x 17.78 cm

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Record ID

nmah_1344503

Usage

CC0

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-9f58-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa