Headphones

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Headphones

Entry/Object ID

1991.50.1c

Description

Headphones that went with a tuned frequency radio with vacuum tubes to detect radio signals and amplify the sound.

Context

Built by Winn Taplin, Sr., in Fairfax, Vermont. It was built by Winn Taplin Sr. in the 1920s. He was supervising principal of schools in Fairfax, VT at the time. The son and donor of this radio equipment called it a crystal set, but a Houghton Cate of East Calais suggested several years later that it was a tuned frequency set. Cate built and repaired radios and electronic equipment as far back as the 1930s and was interviewed about this radio in 1996.

Acquisition

Accession

1991.50

Source or Donor

Taplin, Winn Lowell, Jr. (1925-2016), Taplin, Claire A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

joint donor is Claire A. Taplin of 31 Brinsmade Lane, Sherman, CT

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Taplin, Winn Lowell (1893-1961)

Place

Town

Fairfax

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Radio

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Material

Metal, Plastic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization