Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY/CHROMIUM
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0899.001

MANUFACTURER: Columbia Recording Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PACKAGE: PAPER & CARDSTOCK/ STYLI: CHROMIUM STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 5.1 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: Columbia
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: NEW - NOT USED BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE 1940'S
Canada: AVAILABLE FOR USE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO TRANSMIT DISK GROOVE MODULATIONS TO THE PICKUP ELEMENTS OF A DISK PLAYER WHERE THEY ARE CONVERTED INTO AUDIO-FREQUENCY WAVES
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF MULTI-PLAY CHROMIUM STEEL STYLI DESIGNED TO PLAY "UP TO 25 SIDES"
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON PACKAGE: 'COLUMBIA RECORDING CORPORATION/ COLUMBIA/ Chromium/ NEEDLES/ THESE PRECISION MADE, SHADOWGRAPHED NEEDLES GIVE PER-/ FECT REPRODUCTION. EACH PLAYS OVER 25 SIDESWITH MINI-/ MUM RECORD WEAR. MADE OF THE FINEST QUALITY MATERIALS/ TO RIGHT SPECIFICATIONS. IDEAL FOR AUTOMATIC CHANGERS'
Missing: ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 6 STYLI IS MISSING. CLEAR WRAPPING OF PACKAGE IS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE MOUNTING CARD
Finish: STYLI: RED PAINTED SHANK WITH 'SILVER' COLOURED TIPS/ PACKAGE: BLUE WITH BLACK & WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: NEEDLES INSERTED IN A SEMI-CIRCULAR PATTERN AT TOP OF CARD

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Columbia Recording Corp., Stylus, disk player, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1977.0899, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0899.001/

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