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MEGAPHONE

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
LOUD SPEAKER
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
ALUMINUM, NYLON
Catalogue Number
P19960112052
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
LOUD SPEAKER
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
ALUMINUM, NYLON
No. Pieces
1
Length
32.2
Diameter
22.5
Description
GREY ALUMINUM MEGAPHONE WITH A NAMEPLATE ON THE SPEAKER MARKED "ARMACO", WITH A GREY PLASTIC WRIST BAND THAT HAS A BLUE & WHITE CORD ATTACHED TO IT AND IS ALSO CLIPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HANDLE. BLACK TRIGGER ON HANDLE TO ACTIVATE SPEAKER. RED STICKER ON BASE OF SPEAKER MARK "LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE" STAMPED "LETH CD" ON BASE. SURFACE WORN AND SCRATCHED.
Subjects
SOUND COMMUNICATION T&E
Historical Association
SAFETY SERVICES
History
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000. *UPDATE* OCTOBER 5, 2022. THE "CD" STAMPED ON THE BASE MAY INDICATE A CONNECTION TO "CIVIL DEFENSE".
Catalogue Number
P19960112052
Acquisition Date
1996-12
Collection
Museum
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