Recorder-player, disk
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE/16 IN.
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0360.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PRESTO RECORDING CORP.
- MODEL
- Y-4
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5450
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 WOOD CABINET WITH FABRIC COVERING & METAL HARD-WARE; METAL PLATE INSIDE WITH METAL TURNTABLE & WORKING PARTS; RUBBERTURNTABLEMAT; SYNTHETIC CORD COVERS & KNOBS/.2 WOOD CABINET WITH FABRIC COVER; METAL PANEL; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; GLASS METER COVER; LEATHER CORNERS/.3 WOOD BOX WITH FABRIC COVERING; FABRIC SPEAKER COVER; LEATHER CORNERS AND HANDLE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 53.5 cm
- Width
- 49.5 cm
- Height
- 29.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PRESTO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Alberta
- Period
- PROBABLY THROUGHOUT THE 1940'S & 1950'S. USED BY DONOR IN 1970'S.
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO CUT DISK AUDIO RECORDINGS ONTO BLANK DISKS AND PLAYBACK RECORDINGS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF PORTABLE RECORDER USED BY BROADCASTERS BEFORE THE DAYS OF WIRE & TAPE RECORDINGS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1: ON CUTTER HEAD - 'PRESTO CUTTER 1-D/ PRESTO RECORDING CORP./ NEW YORK U.S.A.'/ ON BASE: 'INSIDE OUT OUTSIDE IN/ PRESTO RECORDING CORP./ NEW YORK U.S.A.'/ ON TOP OF CUTTING ARM: 'PRESTO RECORDING/ CORP./ N.Y. U.S.A./78 R.P.M./ TIMER IN MINUTES/ 33 1/3 R.P.M.'/ PLATES: 'PRESTO' '78/33/ 5450'/.2: 'VOLUME INDICATOR/ TREBLE CONTROL/ PUBLIC ADDRESS/ PHONO/ RECORD/ BASS CONTROL/ PHONO/ MICROPHONE 2/ MICROPHONE 1/ TABLE/ PRESTO/ MICROPHONE 1/ RADIO/MONITOR/ 1 CUTTER 2/ 2 PICKUP 1/ OFF ON/ MICROPHONE 2'/.3 NO MARKINGS
- Missing
- PLAYBACK ARM/ CUTTING STYLUS
- Finish
- .1 WINE SIMULATED LEATHER CABINET COVER; GREY CRINKLE INSIDE PANEL; BLACK TURNTABLE MAT/.2 BLACK & GREY SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING; GREY PANEL WITH WHITE PRINTING; BLACK KNOBS/.3 BLACK & GREY SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING; GREY PANEL OVER SPEAKER WITH 'TWEED' FABRIC COVERING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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PRESTO RECORDING CORP., Recorder-player, disk, before 1940, Artifact no. 1988.0360, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0360.001/
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