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

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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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