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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0938.001

MANUFACTURER: Audak Co.
MODEL: HOME BUILT/AUDAX (tonearm)
LOCATION: New York, 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: WOOD CASE/ METAL ARM & CARTRIDGE/ METAL TURNTABLE SYNTHETIC CABLE, velvet turntable covering

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.0 cm
Width: 36.0 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: Audak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
Period: CA. 1948-1953
Canada: USED BY MR. FRIGON, FORMER NRC EMPLOYEE, WHILE POSTED IN WASHINGTON
Function: TO PLAY L.P. AUDIO RECORDINGS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HOME-BUILT 'HI-FI' RECORD PLAYER OF THE PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON ARM: 'Audax'/ 'AUDAK COMPANY/ NEW YORK U.S.A./ PATS. PEND.'/ STAMPED ON TOP OF CARTRIDGE: 'AUDAK CO./ NEW YORK/ U.S.A./ PAT. PEND.'/DECALON ARM: 'AUDAX/ PATS. PEND./ NEW YORK.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: FRONT OF CASE PAINTED BLACK/ GREY & GOLD PAINTED ARM/ GOLD PAINTED CARTRIDGE/ BROWN TEXTURE ON SURFACE OF TURNTABLE.
Decoration: FRONT BOARD PERFORATED/ NARROW END BAR ON ARM OVER CARTRIDGE.

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Audak Co., Player, disk, circa 1948, Artifact no. 1987.0938, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0938.001/

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