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Here are a few of the outstanding historical microphones in the Oddio Shop mic museum. All these mics came to us from the Bob Paquette Museum in Milwaukee, WI.
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Here is a very early condenser from what was then a brand new company, RCA. Amelia Earhart was photographed with radio station WGY’s AZ-4082 during the historic Antarctic broadcasts with Admiral Byrd at the South Pole.
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As a companion to the previous mic entry, here is the actual mic used by Admiral Byrd while transmitting radio programs from the South Pole, and it is another early RCA.
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One of the most successful of all early carbon mics, these Western Electrics were used by everyone, from major broadcasters to amateur radio enthusiasts. Actor Gloria Swanson (left) pictured with a pair of 373’s.
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The Round-Sykes mic is the very first dynamic microphone in production, developed by Capt. Round at Marconi Labs. This is a super-rare microphone!
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The iconic profile of the RCA 44 ribbon mic is known world-wide. It is the most recognizable microphone in history. Designer Harry Olson developed the design by building prototypes like the one you see above. Incredibly, the prototype 44 is a functioning ribbon!
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