Player, disk
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0647.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 28195
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- AZ-133-A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wooden frame; - metal arm, motor, and turntable; - felt (?) turntable cover; - bakelite arm grip and counter weight; - chrome speed control dial.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 46.5 cm
- Width
- 53.5 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Arm is made in Canada - Function
-
Probably used to play disc transcription made by Mr. Kane. - Technical
-
Typical of 40s & 50s period. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate screwed to motor bears following info: 'INDUCTION DISC PHONOGRAPH MOTOR/FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT ONLY/MODEL/28195/TYPE AZ-133-A/100/120 VOLTS/G.E./25/40 CYCLES/PAT'D APR.14.25. NP30946/GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,U.S.A.'/Mfr's plate screwed to base of arm: 'CANADIAN ASTATIC LIMITED/TORONTO CANADA/MOD. MADE IN CANADA NO./B16/PAT.NOTICE INSIDE'.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Tone arm is chrome finish; - arm grip and counter weight are black.
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric Co., Player, disk, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1985.0647, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0647.001/
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