Drum, take-up

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OBJECT TYPE: WIRE RECORDER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0693.001

MANUFACTURER: Webster-Chicago
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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 reel (aluminum?)/cardboard storage box.

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Webster Chicago
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Take-up drum for a wire recorder.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings on drum/ Box bears following info.: 'WEBSTER-CHICAGO/W/C/REMOVABLE/TAKE-UP DRUM/FOR THE/ ELECTRONIC MEMORY/WIRE RECORDER' printed on front; 'W/C/WEBSTER-CHICAGO/REMOVABLE TAKE-UP DRUM/CATALOG, NUMBER TD-422' printed on top and bottom panels; 'PART NO. 90P241' also printed on bottom panel; printed on right side panel: ‘For recording programs of longer than one hour attach a fresh spool of/ recording wire to this spare Take-up Drum and lay it aside until the first/ spool is completely recorded. Then simply remove the full Take-up/ Drum and place the prepared spool and spare drum in position'; printed on left side panel: ‘This Removable Take-up Drum provides an easy means of recording/ programs of longer than one hour on the Electronic Memory Wire/ Recorder. The change over to a new wire spool can be made in a/ matter of seconds and the full Take-up Drum can be rewound later.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Blued finish on front and sides of drum/mottled silvertone finish on reverse.
Decoration: N/A

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Webster-Chicago, Drum, take-up, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0693, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0693.001/

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