{"product_id":"vintage-luxo-asa-multi-angled-folding-and-extending-microphone-boom-arm","title":"Vintage Luxo ASA Multi-Angled Folding And Extending Microphone Boom Arm","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVintage Luxo ASA Multi-Angled Folding And Extending Microphone Boom Arm\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Vintage Luxo ASA Multi-Angled Folding And Extending Microphone Boom Arm is a very interesting find. It came out of an old Recording Studio in London a few years ago. We've had it quite a long time, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/collections\/vintage-microphones-mics\/products\/vintage-luxo-asa-angled-extending-microphone-boom-arm-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ealong with another Luxo stand,\u003c\/a\u003e intending to turn it in to an angled floor standing lamp but never quite getting round to it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be used at several different angles and then folded in half for easy storage when not required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Folded: 58 cm;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Straight: 102.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn pretty good condition with scratches, rusting and discolouration from years of use and then storage. The black coating on the arms also has white flecks in it, which look to be paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne end of the arm was used for mounting the microphone and the other end for mounting in a rigid stand or for clamping to a desk. There are no mounting brackets included. I have no idea what weight of microphone this arm can carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arm has been threaded with a microphone cable terminating in a ITT Cannon XLR-3-12C 3 pin Audio plug at one end and a 3-hole connector at the other:  (ITT Cannon Patent 2869095 published in 1959 for ribbed electrical connectors).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first glance you would think it was based on an Anglepoise lamp but it was actually made by Luxo ASA, f\u003cspan\u003eounded by Norwegian Industrialist, Jac Jacobsen, in 1937. Luxo ASA (known as Jac Jacobsen AS until 1966) developed portable and adjustable desktop lighting products that used a counterbalanced arm mechanism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nice collectible for a vintage themed recording studio or radio station, or you could upcycle as a lamp!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease click on the following link for more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/collections\/vintage-microphones-gramophone-hifi-musical-instruments\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evintage microphones \/ accessories.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luxo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55326917001591,"sku":null,"price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/5122\/8972\/products\/Vintage_Luxo_ASA_Multi-Angled_Folding_And_Extending_Microphone_Boom_Arm.jpg?v=1750172726","url":"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/vintage-luxo-asa-multi-angled-folding-and-extending-microphone-boom-arm","provider":"Mullard Antiques and Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}