General Information

Serial #

17350

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & FRONT PANEL/ FABRIC STRIPS ON TOP, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

25.0 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

17.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NORTHERN ELECTRIC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Belleville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

LATE 1940'S AND 1950'S

Canada

MADE AND USED IN CANADA

Function

TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK VOICE DICTATION

Technical

EXAMPLE OF DISK CUTTING DICTATING MACHINE/ ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN N.E. CO., W.E. CO. AND THE GRAY AUDOGRAPH CO.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE: 'Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED/ B1C45 AUDOGRAPH/ SERIAL NO. 17350/ PAT. 1944, 1945/ 105-125 VOLTS 60 CYCLES/.75 AMPS. 85 WATTS/MADE IN CANADA C.S.A. APP. NO. 3676'/ ONBODY: 'Gray/ AUDOGRAPH'/ ON KNOBS: 'REL. END COR.'/ ON PLASTIC PANEL: 'AUDOGRAPH/ RECORD LISTEN'/ ‘PATENT NOTICE/ ON BOTTOM OF ARTIFACT: PATENTED 1944, 1945/ Licensed under United States, Canadian and Newfoundland patents of American/ Telephone and Telegraph Company, Western Electric Company Incorporated/ and Northern Electric Company Ltd., but not for use (a) interlocked with apparatus/ for the taking or projection of pictures; or (b) for reproduction of sound for wire/ program purposes; or (c) directly, indirectly or acoustically connected to a/ telephone line accessible to the public through a telephone exchange or a toll/ telephone system.'/ ‘WARRANTY NOTICE/ We warrant each new Audograph to be free from defects in material and/ workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year. To more/ effectively assume this obligation authorized local service is available through a/ system of Audograph distributors whose operations are in conformance with the/ policies of the Northern Electric Company Limited./ Electronics Division/ NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ Belleville, Ont., Canada.'' .

Missing

MICROPHONE

Finish

CRINKLE GREY SURFACE ON SIDES AND PART OF TOP/ SMOOTH GREY PAINT ON TOP SURFACE WHERE DISC RESTS/ GREY FABRIC STRIPS/ BLACK & SILVER FRONT PANEL/ GREY KNOBS

Decoration

VERTICAL NARROW BLACK & SILVER STRIPES ON FRONT PANEL/ VERTICAL RIDGES ON KNOBS