Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY/SAPPHIRE
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0903.001

MANUFACTURER: RECOTON CORP.
MODEL: PRIMUS SAPPHIRE
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: CASE - SYNTHETIC; PAPER & CARDSTOCK INSERTS; SYNTHETIC CLEANING PAD; METAL STYLUS & SAPPHIRE TIP

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.6 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
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 - 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 MULTI-PLAY SAPPHIRE STYLUS DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE SINGLE PLAY STEEL NEEDLES USED IN 78 RPM PLAYERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON CASE LID: 'Recoton/ PRIMUS SAPPHIRE/ $2.50'/ SEE SUPP.INFO. FILE FOR COPY OF PRINTING ON LABEL INSERT
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: CLEAR CASE WITH 'GOLD' TRIM/ PINK-ORANGE CLEANING PAD/ RED INSERT & RED & WHITE LABEL/ BLUE & SILVER STYLUS
Decoration: DECORATIVE DESIGN ON LID OF CASE

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RECOTON CORP., Stylus, disk player, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1977.0903, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0903.001/

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