Microphone [Shure 404C]
Maker and role
Shure Brothers Incorporated, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2005.84.28
Description
Shure microphone with push button on top left hand side. The microphone is operated by the user/operator pressing down their thumb when required to speak. A coiled insulated cord ends in a set of splayed wires - no jack.
Brief History
This microphone was used by Cliff Tait during his round the world flight in 1969 using an Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) Airtourer single-engined aircraft. Cliff Tait carried out the flight to promote New Zealand and the NZ-built Airtourer to the world. Leaving Hamilton on 12 May 1969, he made the 30,500 mile (49,084 km) trip in 284 hours. Despite a range of challenges along the way, he returned safely to Hamilton on 1 August 1969. Tait made history as the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a New Zealand built aircraft, and probably the first in a single engine aircraft of this small size.
Marks
SHURE Logo
SHURE BROTHERS INC. / MODEL NO. 404C / EVANSTON. ILL. U.S.A / SEE PATENT NOTICE INSIDE Maker's Mark
SHURE BROTHERS INC. / MODEL NO. 404C / EVANSTON. ILL. U.S.A / SEE PATENT NOTICE INSIDE Maker's Mark
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Shure Brothers Incorporated. Microphone [Shure 404C], 2005.84.28. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
On display?
On display
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