Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/DIAMOND/MULTI-PLAY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0317.001

MANUFACTURER: ELECTROVOX CO. INC.
MODEL: WALCO/W-45MGD
LOCATION: East Orange, New Jersey, 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 NEEDLE/ PLASTIC CASE/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.8 cm
Width: 5.9 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ELECTROVOX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: East Orange

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: THE NEEDLE ON A PHONOGRAPH PICKUP WHICH RESTS IN THE RECORD GROOVES & TRANSMITS THEIR MODULATIONS TO THE PICKUP ELEMENTS WHERE THEY ARE CONVERTED TO AUDIO-FREQUENCY CURRENTS (SMITH, P. 387)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GOLD LETTERING READING 'WALCO DIAMOND' ON BOX LID & LINER & 'WALCO DIAMOND NEEDLE' ON CASE/ MFR'S NAME, MODEL NO., ETC PRINTED IN BLACK ON BOX LID INTERIOR
Missing: N/A
Finish: GOLD COLOURED NEEDLE/ CLEAR CASE WITH BLACK BACK/ BLACK BOXCOVERING, RED FELT COVERED LINEN
Decoration: N/A

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ELECTROVOX CO. INC., Stylus, disk player, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1983.0317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0317.001/

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