Microphone Handset and Earphones

Accession Number REL37524
Collection type Technology
Object type Communications equipment
Physical description Metal, Plastic, Rubber
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c 1960
Conflict Period 1950-1959
Period 1970-1979
Period 1960-1969
Vietnam, 1962-1975
Description

Microphone handset and earphones made from black rubber and plastic. There are metal socket jacks for plugging into communication equipment. There are no markings.

History / Summary

Type example of the microphone handset and earphones used by the British and Australian Army during the 1950s to the 1970s for wireless communication purposes, including during the Vietnam War.