Recorder-player, tape & radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AM-FM/TABLE/STEREO/TAPE/8-TRACK
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0270.001

MANUFACTURER: General Denshi Kogyo Co. Ltd.
MODEL: VIKING 5C5804
LOCATION: Iwate, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 7081107
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM FRONT PANEL, KNOBS & BUTTONS/ WOODEN CABINET PARTICLE BOARD BOTTOM PANEL/ METAL BACK PANEL/ SYNTHETIC DIAL PLATE COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 58.0 cm
Width: 39.0 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Denshi
Country: Japan
State/Province: Iwate
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CA. 1980s (EARLY HISTORY NOT KNOWN)
Canada: SOLD & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM & FM BROADCASTS AND TO PLAY OR RECORD 8 TRACK AUDIO TAPES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF 'HI-FI' COMPONENT WITH 8 TRACK CARTRIDGE CAPABILITY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BACK PANEL: 'VIKING/ MODEL NO. SC 5804/ AM/FM STEREO RECEIVER/ 8 TRACK TAPE PLAYER/ RECORDER/ THE T. EATON CO. LTD./ 1 DUNDAS STREET WEST TORONTO, ONTARIO/ MADE IN JAPAN/ BY GENERAL DENSHI KOGYO CO. LTD. 1WATE PERF. JAPAN/ CSA FILE NO. LL 27340/ [ALL ABOVE ALSO IN FRENCH]'/ALL CONNECTIONS LABELLED IN BOTH ENGLISH & FRENCH/ BI-LINGUAL WARNING PLATE REGARDING SHOCK & FIRE HAZARD/ 'SERIAL NO. 7081107'/ CSA CERTIFICATE 'J393587'/ FRONT PANEL: 'VIKING SC 5804 AM/FM STEREO'/ LABELS & NUMBERS ON DIALS & KNOBS IN ENGLISH ONLY/ FM DIAL - '88 - 108 MHZ'/ AM DIAL - '540-1600 KHZ'
Missing: ONE CHANNEL OUTPUT CHIP
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED VENEER CABINET/ BRUSHED ALUMINUM FRONT PANEL, KNOBS & BUTTONS WITH BLACK PRINTING/ GOLD COLORED BACK PANEL
Decoration: N/A

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General Denshi Kogyo Co. Ltd., Recorder-player, tape & radio, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1988.0270, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0270.001/

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