Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY/CHROMIUM
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0900.001

MANUFACTURER: RECOTON CORP.
MODEL: SUPERCHROME
LOCATION: New York, New York, 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: CARDSTOCK WITH 'CELLOPHANE' COVERING/ STYLI: STEEL & CHROMIUM

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 5.0 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: RECOTON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: NEW - NEVER 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: EXAMPLE OF WEAR RESISTANT STEEL NEEDLES (PROBABLY WITH CHROMIUM ADDED) TO REPLACE THE SINGLE PLAY STEEL NEEDLES USED IN 78 RPM PLAYERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON PACKAGE: 'SUPERCHROME/ RECOTON/ PHONEEDLES/ Precision made of finest materials to insure faithful repro-/ duction. Will play 25 sides or more with minimum record/ wear. Replace needle when reproduction becomes distorted./ Never turn needle in the pick up.'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: STYLI: RED SHANKS WITH 'SILVER' TOPS/ PACKAGE: YELLOW WITH BLUE & WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RECOTON CORP., Stylus, disk player, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1977.0900, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0900.001/

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