Tape, audio

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OBJECT TYPE: 3MM STEEL
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1513.002

MANUFACTURER: MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO.
MODEL: (BLATTNERPHONE)
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM REELS/ STEEL TAPE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 60.7 cm
Height: 4.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MARCONI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1930s
Canada: EXAMPLES OF RECORDINGS OF BROADCASTS OF SIGNIFICANT CANADIAN EVENTS MADE BY CBC IN 1930S. EVENTS SUCH S ROYAL & POLITICAL ADDRESSES, OPENINGS OF PARLIAMENT, FUNERALS & WEDDINGS OF NOTABLES, MAJOR SHIP LAUNCHINGS, ETC. WERE RECORDED.
Function: MAGNETIC TAPES UPON WHICH RECORDINGS WERE MADE OF NOTEWORTHY OR IMPORTANT RADIO BROADCASTS FOR LATER REBROADCAST. SOME TAPES WERE KEPT FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF EARLY (1930S) STEEL MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS OF RADIO BROADCASTS, MADE BY BROADCASTER IN STUDIO. THEY WERE MADE ON BLATTNERPHONE TAPERECORDER-REPRODUCER (690727) OF TYPE DEVELOPED BY BLATTNER & BBC IN LONDON, SPECIFICALLY FOR USE BY BBC FOR ITS WORLDWIDE EMPIRE BROADCAST SERVICE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO., Tape, audio, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1970.1513, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.1513.002/

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