Recorder & editor, sound

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OBJECT TYPE: MAGNETIC/PHOTO/FILM/16MM
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0009.001

MANUFACTURER: REEVESOUND CO. INC.
MODEL: LAB-16
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 156 J974-57
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY, BAKELITE KNOBS & SWITCHES, BRUSHED METAL GEARS, LENS, GLASS DOORS ON FRONT

Dimensions

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

Length: 71.5 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: 184.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1958-1984
Canada: Used a t a CBC station in Montreal
Function: To record sound & reduce ground noise in sound tracks
Technical: An example of standard equipment used to reduce ground noise in sound tracks. "Noise reduction is achieved by reducing the transmission of the positive print during low level passages. The envelope of the train of waves being recorded is rectified and applied to the galvanometer mirror or to shutters in the recording beam which mask off just enough of the track to allow passage of the modulated light beam from moment to moment" (Ref. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'REEVESOUND' MFR PLATE ON RECORDER/ WHITE LETTERS LABELLING KNOBS & SWITCHES, METERS
Missing: LENS
Finish: DARK GREY TEXTURED FINISH, SHINY INTERIOR (FRONT), CLEAR GLASS DOORS, BLACK KNOBS & SWITCHES, BLUE-GREY METAL PLATE BELOW DOORS
Decoration: N/A

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REEVESOUND CO. INC., Recorder & editor, sound, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1984.0009, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0009.001/

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