General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASINGS, STANDS, BASES, PARTS (INCLUDING BRASS, ALUMINUM, STEEL)/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RUBBER PARTS/ WOOD TABLE

Dimensions

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

Length

112.0 cm

Width

63.5 cm

Height

35.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MARCONI

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1933 INTO 1940S?

Canada

EXAMPLE OF TAPE RECORDER USED IN RADIO BROADCASTING IN CANADA IN 1930S, AT THAT TIME ONLY EQUIPMENT OF ITS KIND IN NORTH AMERICA. IN 1933, FIRST BLATTNERPHONE WAS INSTALLED IN CBC'S OTTAWA STATION; BY 1935, THREE MACHINES WERE IN USE. THIS EXAMPLE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE THREE. BBC IN BRITAIN ALSO USED BLATTNERPHONES.

Function

MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDER USED TO RECORD IMPORTANT RADIO BROADCASTS FOR LATER REBROADCAST. IT WAS USED TO RECORD SIGNIFICANT EVENTS SUCH AS ROYAL & POLITICAL ADDRESSES, OPENING OF PARLIAMNENT, FUNERALS & WEDDINGS OF ROYALTY & POLITICIANS, MAJOR SHIP LAUNCHINGS & OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY USE OF RECORDING ON MAGNETIC TAPE IN RADIO INDUSTRY IN 1930S. BLATTNERPHONE'S ORIGINS LIE IN MAGNETIC TAPE FILM RECORDING EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED BY STILLE IN 1920S IN GERMANY. IN 1931 IN LONDON, BLATTNER & BBC DEVELOPED FIRST VERSION OF BLATTNERPHONE FOR USE BY BBC'S EMPIRE SERVICE. MARCONI PRODUCED LATER BLATTNERPHONES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON EACH MOTOR READING "110 VOLTS 4.0 AMPS/ 3/8 B.H.P. 1800 R.P.M./ CONT RATS 3 PH 60 PER/ LANCASHIRE DYNAMO & CRYPTO LTD./ MANCHESTER & WILLESDEN/ ACTON LANE WORKS N.W.10/ SIZE CF NO. 64V348/ PAT 14650/15" WITH "NO. 64V349" ON OTHER

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED WITH GREY PAINTED MOTOR CASINGS, PLATED & METALLIC PARTS; BROWN, BEIGE, BLACK SYNTHETIC

Decoration

NONE