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RECORDER, WIRE

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1930
Date Range To
1930
Materials
VINYL, STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19830019000
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1930
Date Range To
1930
Materials
VINYL, STEEL
No. Pieces
11
Height
19.2
Length
43.2
Width
28.2
Description
.1 RECORDER. VINYL CASE, STEEL. 2 PIECES. BURGUNDY. "SERIAL NO. 47923 MODEL 80-1 RMA 375". RECORDER HAS INCLINED FRONT PANEL: "RECORD/LISTEN", "TONE", "VOLUME" AND "INPUT/OUTPUT". BACK PORTION CONTAINS POSITIONING AREAS FOR REELS AS WELL AS RUN, STOP, AND REWIND CONTROLS. A SPEAKER AND PLUG ARE LOCATED IN THE BACK PORTION. FOUR RUBBER PROTECTORS ARE LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM. THE RECORDER COMES EQUIPPED WITH A LID WHICH CONTAINS A STORAGE COMPARTMENT. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS INSCRIBED ON A METAL PLATE NEAR THE SPEAKER. GRATE ON BOTTOM OF UNIT. "WEBSTER" AND "CHICAGO" PRINTED ON CONTROL PANEL. LID IS ALSO EQUIPPED TO HOLD THREE WIRE SPOOLS. .2 WIRE SPOOLS. 7 CM DIA. X 1.5 CM WTH. STEEL, WIRE. 9 PIECES. SILVER, BLACK, WHITE. "WEBSTER-CHICAGO MODEL". SILVER RECORDER WIRE SPOOLED ON BLACK REEL WITH WHITE PAINT. WEBSTER-CHICAGO LOGO ON EACH SPOOL. WIRE ON FOUR OF THE SPOOLS IS HELD IN PLACE BY A BLACK ELASTIC BAND. THE CASE IS IN POOR CONDITION, TWO PIECES ARE BROKEN OFF; A SCEW AND A SMALL METAL PIECE.
Subjects
SOUND COMMUNICATION T&E
Historical Association
PROFESSIONS
History
BROUGHT TO EDMONTON AREA FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Catalogue Number
P19830019000
Acquisition Date
1983-06
Collection
Museum
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