Splicer, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0552.001

MANUFACTURER: ROBINS INDUSTRIES CORP.
MODEL: GIBSON GIRL-STEREO 4
LOCATION: Flushing, New York, 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: SYNTHETIC/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY 1960s & 1970s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO SPLICE 1/4 IN. MONO & STEREO AUDIO TAPE
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF SPLICER USED WHEN REEL-TO-REEL TAPE RECORDERS WERE THE NORM
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON BOTTOM: 'ROBINS IND. CORP./ FLUSHING 56, N.Y./ U.S. PAT. NO. 2778420/ PATENT PENDING/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ DECALS ON FRONT: 'STEREO/ 4/ ROBINS'/ STAMPED ON TOP: 'LIFT OUT/ TO OPERATE/ CUT'/ ORIGINAL BOX READS IN PART: 'ROBINS/ GIBSON GIRL/ STEREO 4/ TAPE SLICER/ CAT. NO. TS-BDA/ PAT. NO. 2778420, PAT. PEND. MADE IN U.S.A./ ROBINS/ GIBSON GIRL/ STEREO 4/ DELUXE TAPE SLICER/ ROBIN INDUSTRIES CORP. FLUSHING 56 NEW YORK, N.Y.'/ RAZOR BLADE STAMPED: 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BEIGE WITH ORANGE TRIM
Decoration: PARALLELOGRAM SHAPE/ RIDGES ACROSS TOP & AROUND FRONT EDGE.

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ROBINS INDUSTRIES CORP., Splicer, tape, circa 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1986.0552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0552.001/

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