Pickup arm

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OBJECT TYPE: MONAURAL TONE-ARM
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0296.001

MANUFACTURER: Audak Co.
MODEL: AUDAX KT-12
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: METAL, WITH FELT/ FELT

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.4 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Audak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950'S-1960'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: PHONOGRAPH TURNTABLE TONE-ARM HOUSES STYLUS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR TONE ARM KITS IN THE 1950'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'AUDAX' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON CARTRIDGE-HOUSING/ BLACK STICKER ON TONE ARM BEARS GOLD PRINT: 'AUDAX 12 PATS. PEND. AUDAX COMPANY, NEW YORK, U.S.A.'/ MFR. INFO. ALSO APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON ARM BASE/ LABEL BEARING SELECTOR - INDEX APPLIED TO TONE ARM NEAR BASE
Missing: ONE-LIFE-PAD/ ONE GAUGE TUBE/ TWO SPACER TUBES
Finish: BLACK ARM, BASE HAVE MATT FINISH/ CARTRIDGE-HOUSING, BASE HAVE BRUSHED GOLD FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Audak Co., Pickup arm, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1982.0296, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0296.001/

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