Dictating machine, cylinder

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OBJECT TYPE: CYLINDER
DATE: 1945–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0249.001

MANUFACTURER: Dictaphone Corp.
MODEL: A-E
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 572026
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL/ SYNTHETIC CORDS/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 72.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Dictaphone
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CA. 1940s & 1950s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECORD & PLAY-BACK DICTATION
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF ELECTRONIC (AS OPPOSED TO ACOUSTIC) CYLINDER DICTATING MACHINE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON FRONT: 'DICTAPHONE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ Electronic [IN CURSIVE]/ DICTATING MACHINE/ MODEL A E'/ 2 DECALS ON BACK READ: 'DICTAPHONE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.'/ PLATE ON TOP: 'MODEL A E/ SERIAL NO. 572026'/ PAD INSERTED IN MACHINE READS IN PART: 'NO./ DICTATOR/ DATE/ CONTINUED/ FROM/ ON TRANSCRIBER/ DICTAPHONE/ REG CANADA/ FORM NO. 8440'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED DARK GREY & CLEAR LACQUER
Decoration: CURVED METAL CYLINDER HOLDERS IN BODY OF MACHINE/ FOUR CURVED LEGS

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Dictaphone Corp., Dictating machine, cylinder, circa 1945–1954, Artifact no. 1988.0249, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0249.001/

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