General Information

Serial #

R 299

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Entire cutter made from metal (steel?) - cloth covered electrical wires with connecting probe; - wiper has a steel base, aluminum arm and rubber wiper.

Dimensions

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

Length

37.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

12.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

REK O KUT

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Used in Canada

Function

Early disc record cutter head with drive mechanism intended for use on various turntables.

Technical

Typical of home or semi-professional record cutter. May have been partially home-assembled.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate screwed to weight near head bears followinginfo: 'NO./R299/REK-O-KUT/NEW YORK, NEW YORK/MADE IN/U.S.A.'/'RM4' cast in raised print on extreme right end/'MADE IN U.S.A. I.C.A.' appears in raised print on probe housing.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Sides and part of cutter black crinkle finish; - left hand part of cutter has brasslike finish; - left hand base and bars are chrome finish; - probe is painted purple; - wiper base is brown crinkle finish; - wiper arm is chrome finished.

Decoration

N/A