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Title |
55 Multi-Impedance "Unidyne" Microphone, 1947 |
Object Name |
Microphone |
Description |
55 Multi-Impedance "Unidyne" Microphone, 1947. Silver and black metal Fatboy with a company "S" (Shure) logo on front side. It has a swivel and a mounting tube. The tube has a small oval plate containing engraved data about the model and the manufacturer. There are two thick threads around the tube, blue and beige, each holding a label. To the blue thread is attached blue "Multi-Impedance Microphone Connection" label, the other thread holds white "Certificate of Inspection". |
Date |
1947 |
Creator |
Shure |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2016.020.001 |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-3.125 D-3.625 inches |
Collection |
thj 3D - Sound Communication Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"MODEL SUPER-CARDIOID OHMS / Unidyne / UNI- / DIRECTIONAL / DYNAMIC MICROPHONE / SHURE BROTHERS CHICAGO, U.S.A. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / SEE PATENT NOTICE INSIDE" (engraved on the plate on tube); "DY12" (engraved on same plate, to the left of "Unidyne"); "MULTI- / IMPENDANCE" (engraved on same plate to the right of "Unidyne"); "HML" (inscribed next to bottom screw). |
Notes |
"Sleek in design with a futuristic look, the 55 Unidyne Series came to symbolize the word "microphone." Following its debut in the 1939 catalog, the 55 Unidyne Series embarked on a decades-long path that brought professional and public recognition rarely attained by any product. [...] The 55 Unidyne Series quickly became a mainstay in the world of professional audio. Celebrities, entertainers, and politicians relied on them. They survived war-time service and were familiar fixtures at critical moments in history. Scores of photographs, films, and videos show this microphone series in the company of kings, queens, presidents, and generals. They stood in front of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald during the Big Band era. Elvis embraced them in performance and on a first-class stamp issued in 1994 by the United States Postal Service. Countless rock stars, past and present, have chosen the 55 Unidyne Series. Today, decades after their first appearance, Unidyne Microphones are as popular and sought after as ever. While the microphones have been improved over the years to keep them technologically up-to-date, they still retain the streamlined appearance of the 1930s." [http://cdn.shure.com/brochure/upload/77/shure-the-unidyne-story.pdf] |
Search Terms |
Communication Communications Technology Microphones Music Music Equipment Music Industry Music Technology |
Subjects |
Communication Communication devices Music Musical instruments |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Barbara Decia Britschgi |