Example Artifact

Title

Example Artifact
Amplifier

Type

Company

Active From

1972-01-01

Active Until

1977-01-01

Location

108 Carnforth Road, Toronto, ON. (1972, 1977)

Product Areas

Audio

Activities

Supplying
Manufacturing

Timeline

- 1972 – Active at 108 Carnforth Road, Toronto, ON. (“8-Mixer Stereo Audio Console”)
- 1977 – Active at 108 Carnforth Road, Toronto, ON. Associated with McCurdy Radio Industries Incorporated, Buffalo, NY. (“McCurdy”)

Sources

“8-Mixer Stereo Audio Console” Section: Audio Consoles, 1 March 1972 (https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Catalog-Batches/McCurdy-Consoles-1972.pdf)

“McCurdy Radio Industries Ltd; Toronto, ON” Radio Museum (https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=14743) [26-07-24]

“McCurdy” (Catalogue, 1977) (https://www.steampoweredradio.com/pdf/mccurdy/mccurdy%201977%20catalog.pdf)
Image Name Function
Amplifier Amplifier
Turntable Turntable PLAYS RECORDS
Power supply Power supply A device which supplies and regulates power to audio equipment.
Power supply Power supply A device which supplies and regulates power to audio equipment.
Radio broadcast control Radio broadcast control
Radio broadcast control Radio broadcast control
Radio broadcast control Radio broadcast control TO CONTROL AUDIO EQUIPMENT
Power supply Power supply TO PROVIDE POWER FOR PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
Power supply Power supply TO PROVIDE POWER FOR PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
Power supply Power supply TO PROVIDE POWER FOR PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
Console, audio Console, audio
Turntable Turntable USED TO PLAYBACK RECORDED AUDIO ON DISKS.
Control unit Control unit
Control unit Control unit
Console, audio Console, audio MIXES AUDIO INPUTS FROM VARIOUS PROGRAM SOURCES - MICROPHONE, TURNTABLE, ...

Collection

Citation

“Example Artifact,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2280.

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