Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0902.001

MANUFACTURER: PFANSTIEHL
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 136922
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE: SYNTHETIC WITH CARDSTOCK INSERT/ STYLUS: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 3.2 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: PFANSTIEHL
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: EXAMPLE OF A "TRUE" LONG-PLAYING STYLUS FOR 78 RPM PLAYERS - MARKED "REPLACE AFTER 4000 PLAYS"
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON INSIDE LABEL: 'PFANSTIEHL/ [BACK] TO OPEN USE KNIFE/ Insert needle firmly with/ flat side against thumb screw/ TIGHTEN SECURELY/ Replace/ After/ 4000/ Plays/ 136922/ U.S. PAT. NO. DES-130,736/ 2,169,966 - 2,206,616/ Also British and Canadian'/ MOLDED IN CASE LID:'PFANSTIEHL/ $1.50'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: CASE: CLEAR; INSERT: GOLD & BLUE
Decoration: N/A

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PFANSTIEHL, Stylus, disk player, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1977.0902, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0902.001/

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