Recorder-player, wire
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETIC
- DATE
- 1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0920.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Webster Chicago
- MODEL
- 180-1
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 106949
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ FABRIC COVERED WOOD CASE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & HANDLE/ WIRE TAPE/ FABRIC & METAL SCREEN OVER SPEAKER/ LEATHER CLOTH
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 45.5 cm
- Width
- 30.7 cm
- Height
- 19.0 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
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY LATE 1940s & 1950s
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK AUDIO SIGNALS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF EARLY MAGNETIC RECORDER USING STEEL TAPE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE READS: 'MODEL 180-1 RMA-375/ WEBSTER-CHICAGO/ WIRE RECORDER/ THIS UNIT LICENSED UNDER ARMOUR/ RESEARCH FOUNDATION PATENTS/ SERIAL NO. 1-06949/ OPERATE ONLY ON A.C. CURRENT AT:/ 105-120 VOLTS 60 CYCLES 55 WATTS/ CHICAGO 39, ILL. U.S.A.' PAINTED ON FRONT: 'WEBSTER CHICAGO/ Electronic Memory'.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE (WIRE WRAPPED AROUND AND UNDER TAKE-UP SPOOL).
- Finish
- WINE SIMULATED LEATHER ON OUTSIDE OF CASE/ GREY SIMULATED LEATHER INSIDE LID/ GREY LACQUER FINISH ON DECK/ WINE KNOBS, HANDLE & SPEAKER FABRIC/ BRASS HARDWARE & TRIM/ BRONZE LACQUER ON MICROPHONE
- Decoration
- VERTICAL RECTANGULAR CUT-OUTS MAKING A 'T' SHAPED PATTERN OVER SPEAKER ON DECK TOP SLOPING DOWN TO FRONT/ NARROW METAL INLAY STRIPE AROUND CASE EXTERIOR IN FRONT & BACK
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Webster Chicago, Recorder-player, wire, circa 1948, Artifact no. 1987.0920, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0920.001/
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