Recorder-player, wire
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIRE/MAGNETIC
- DATE
- 1950–1953
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0034.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Webster Chicago
- MODEL
- 178-1
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- D-1234
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ BAKELITE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.0 cm
- Width
- 29.0 cm
- Height
- 14.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Webster Chicago
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- CA. 1950'S & 60'S
- Canada
-
USED IN MONTREAL AND OTTAWA. THIS UNIT WAS USED BY ORIGINAL OWNER TO RECORD WEDDINGS IN COOPERATION WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER IN MONTREAL. THE RECORDING WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO A DISK TO GO ALONG WITH THE PHOTO ALBUM. - Function
-
TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK SOUND ON A STAINLESS STEEL WIRE - Technical
-
ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR WIRE RECORDERS OF THE TIME - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR THE ODD SCREW/ GLASS IN METER IS BROKEN/ OPERATES QUITE WELL ON PLAYBACKBUT COULD STAND A GOOD CLEANING & OILING. CONSIDERABLE HEAD WEAR SOMETIMES CAUSES THE WIRE TO GRAB OR STICK IN HEAD.
- Finish
- CASING- LIGHT BROWN ENAMEL FINISH
- Decoration
- N/A
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Webster Chicago, Recorder-player, wire, circa 1950–1953, Artifact no. 1979.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0034.001/
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