Recorder-player, disk & radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM RADIO/P.A.SYSTEM
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0044.001

MANUFACTURER: WILCOX-GAY CORP.
MODEL: RECORDIO 30CM
LOCATION: Charlotte, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 747261
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ BAKELITE KNOBS & PLASTIC PTS/ METAL CHASSIS/ METAL, GLASS, BAKELITE, & PLASTIC WORKING PTS/ FELT COVERED TURNTABLE/ METAL STYLUS ARMS/ METAL & PLASTIC MICROPHONE

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.0 cm
Width: 38.7 cm
Height: 31.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Wilcox Gay
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Charlotte

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CA 1950'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: AM RADIO, PHONOGRAPH & DISC CUTTER. ALSO SERVES AS P/A SYSTEM.
Technical: INTERESTING HOME DISC RECORDING UNIT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLOND WOOD CABINET, VARNISHED/ BROWN PLASTIC TRIM & BAKELITE KNOBS ON CABINET FRONT/ GREEN FABRIC COVERING SPEAKER/ BROWN PAINTED STYLUS ARMS & INTERIOR/ BROWN TURNTABLE
Decoration: 'WILCOX-GAY' MFR'S PLATE ON CHASSIS/ 'CANADIAN MARCONI' PLATE ON CHASSIS & LABEL ON CABINET/ MFR'S NAME & MODEL NAME IN RAISED LETTERING ON FRONT, CONTROL FUNCTIONS IN PAINTED GRAY LETTERING/ CARVING ON CABINET FRONT.

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WILCOX-GAY CORP., Recorder-player, disk & radio, after 1947, Artifact no. 1981.0044, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0044.001/

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