1920s Carbon Ring Microphone Prop

This prop (and a slightly dressier version) was commissioned for Bethany Lutheran College's production of John Olive's "The Voice of the Prairie". It was fabricated out of various odds and ends from the ol' parts box. 

The Microphone itself began life as a showerhead and ring was cut from an old coffee can.

The neck was cut from a length of scavenged steel tubing and the base came from an old wall sconce. It was weathered with rustoleum spray enamels and acrylic paint.

The switch and cord are purely decorative, but help to tie the piece together!