Recorder-player, tape
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CASSETTE/DC-AC/TRANSISTOR
- DATE
- 1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0155.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hitachi Ltd.
- MODEL
- TRQ-21
- LOCATION
- Tokyo, Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.5 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 4.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hitachi
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Tokyo
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1973 to 1980's
- Canada
-
Used in Canada - Function
-
To record and playback audio cassette tapes. - Technical
-
Good example of early 'miniature' cassette recorder, In this case probably intended more for dictation than listening to music. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Top: 'VOLUME/ STOP/ PLAY/ REC/ MIC-REM/ EJECT/ Level Matic'/ Side: 'HITACHI'/ BOTTOM: 'JAPAN'/ End: 'MONITOR/ DC IN 6V'/ End: '1C/ REW/ F.F.'
- Missing
- Battery
- Finish
- Black with silver trim. Silver and white printing
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hitachi Ltd., Recorder-player, tape, circa 1973, Artifact no. 1991.0155, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0155.001/
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