MACHINE, DICTATING

Description: 1. DICTAPHONE, 'EDISON ELECTRIC VOICEWRITER' MODEL 86000, PATENT LABEL, 7-19-49, SERIAL #D-08726. 2. DICTAPHONE BASE, LARGE BOTTOM-HINGED DRAWER AT BOTTOM, 1 SHALLOW DRAWER ABOVE, BOTH MARKED 'EDISON ...ORANGE, N.J., USA' AT BACK, FULL OF VINYL RECORDS 3. HANDSET, DARK GREEN, CABLE DISPLAYS JACK AT END, MARKED 'EDISON EAR-TUNED JEWEL-ACTION' 4. UN-USED VOICEWRITER PAPER KEYMATIC CARDS, GREY TYPE ON ONE SIDE OF YELLOWISH PAPER, SCALE BAR INDICATES LENGTH OF RECORDING, FORM NO. 154, 28 PIECES (4.1 x 19.0) 5. USED VOICEWRITER KEYMATIC CARDS, BLACK CRAYON OR GREASE PENCIL USED TO FILL OUT DISC NO. AND SIDE AND MARK SCALE BAR, 67 PIECES 6. USED VOICEWRITER KEYMATIC CARD, IDENTICAL TO ABOVE EXCEPT RED CRAYON OR GREASE PENCIL USED TO FILL OUT DISC NO. AND SIDE AND MARK SCALE BAR, ONE PIECE 7. A WHITISH BOX MARKED 'EDISON DIAMOND DISC' IN RED PRINT (19.5 X 19.5 X 3.6), WHICH CONTAINS 8 MANILLA ENVELOPES (18.9 X 19.8), EACH CONTAINING 10 THIN TRANSLUCENT RED DISCS MARKED 'EDISON DIAMOND DISC, A' ON ONE SIDE AND 'EDISON DIAMOND DICS, B" ON OTHER SIDE. DIAMETER OF 18.3 WITH CENTER HOLE 4.1. TISSUE PAPER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE 10 DISC STACK WITHIN ENVELOPE, 89 PIECES 8. BROWN AND GREEN PEDAL WITH TWO BUTTONS, MARKED 'EDIPHONE SPEAKS' AND 'REPEATS', CABLE DISPLAYS 4-PRONGED JACK AT END, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PART OF THIS PARTICULAR DICTCAPHONE

History: DICTAPHONE OPERATED IN HEAD OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION LTD. THE S.A.C.A WAS FORMED IN 1923 WHEN FOUR UFA LOCALS IN LETHBRIDGE ORGANIZED TO A SALES AGENCY TO MARKET ALFALFA HAY AND OTHER IRRIGATED SURPLUS FARM PRODUCE. THE S.A.C.A. FUNCTIONED UNDER DIRECTION OF FEDERATED COOPERATIVES IN REGINA, SASK. IN 1986, THE S.A.C.A. WENT INTO RECEIVERSHIP AND ALL OUTLETS CLOSED. DONOR MAXINE SECRETAN WAS EMPLOYED BY S.A.C.A. FROM 1963 TO 1983 TO MANAGE THE BARONS BRANCH STORE WITH HER HUSBAND ARTHUR. IN 1965, METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BRANCHES CHANGED, AND TYPED MEMOS FROM DICTAPHONE WERE NO LONGER NEEDED. SECRETAN RETRIEVED DICTAPHONE FROM LETHBRIDGE OFFICE WHEN SHE DISCOVERED IT WAS HEADED FOR THE DUMP, BROUGHT IT BACK TO BARONS. SHE LISTENED TO SOME OF THE RECORDS, WHICH INCLUDED: VARIOUS MEMOS SENT TO BRANCHES, PROMO EVENTS, INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING MANAGEMENT, NEW ACCEPTED SUPPLIERS, PEP TALKS. TWO DICTAPHONES WERE LOCATED IN THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN THE MANAGER'S AND STENO'S OFFICE. BOTH WERE DONATED BY SECRETAN, BUT ONLY ONE WAS ACCEPTED BY THE GALT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE PERMANENT RECORD AND DONOR'S NARRATIVE.