Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0308.001

MANUFACTURER: VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: SOFT TONE
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SHEET METAL BOX & INSIDE HOLDER/ TUNGSTEN STYLUS POINT

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 2.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VICTOR
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1920'S TO 1940'S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO TRANSMIT DISK GROOVE MODULATIONS TO THE PICKUP ELEMENTS OF A DISK PLAYER WHERE THEY ARE CONVERTED INTO AUDIO-FREQUENCY WAVES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON OUTER BOX LID: 'Victor/ Semi-permanent and Inter-changeable/ TUNGS-TONE NEEDLES/ SOFT TONE DOUCE/ HIS MASTERS VOICE/ VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY/ OF CANADA LIMITED/ Patented 1917-1918-1924'/ BACK READS IN PART: 'The inserted point of the rare metal Tungsten gives an/ unsurpassed musical reproduction with convenience and/ economy. It cannot injure the record./ This needle can be removed from the Sound Box and re-/ inserted as desired. With care it should play from 100 to 300 Records/ [SAME REPEATED IN FRENCH]'/ INSIDE 'DIRECTIONS' FOR USE IN BOTH FRENCH & ENGLISH
Missing: ONE STYLUS
Finish: GOLD PAINTED BOX WITH GREEN, WHITE & BLACK OVER-PRINTING/BLACK PRINTING ON BOTTOM & INSIDE OF BOX
Decoration: 'LITTLE NIPPER' LOGO ON TOP OF BOX

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VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. OF CANADA LTD., Stylus, disk player, after 1924, Artifact no. 1966.0308, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0308.001/

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