Recorder-player, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO/4 TRACK
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0175.001

MANUFACTURER: Crown International Inc.
MODEL: CX844
LOCATION: Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6822
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
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: 48.5 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Crown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Elkhart

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970'S-1980'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK AUDIO.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY, PROFESSIONAL TAPE RECORDER AT A LOWER PRICE THAN THE EQUIVALENT AMPEX WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MAIN COMPETITOR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATES: 'crown INTERNATIONAL INC./ ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT/ MADE IN U.S.A./ ELKHART IND 46514/ SERIAL NO. 6822' 'MODEL CX 844 AMPS 3/ AC VOLTS 120 60 Hz/ MAX POWER IN 220 WATTS/ U.S. PAT. NO. 2,873,318'/ TOP: 'CROWN [PRINTED VERTICALLY]' 'Crown INTERNATIONAL/ ELKHART INDIANA USA' 'TECH LABORATORIES INC./ PALISADES PARK, N.J. U.S.A.'/ OPERATING DESIGNATIONS AROUND CONTROLS
Missing: NO CASE - WAS PROBABLY RACK MOUNTED
Finish: BRUSHED METAL FRONT PANEL WITH BLACK PAINTED TRIM/ BLACK & SILVER PRINTING/ BLACK CHASSIS CASE
Decoration: MFR'S NAME PRINTED DOWN MIDDLE OF FRONT PANEL/ NAME & LOGO ON TAPE HEAD COVER

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Crown International Inc., Recorder-player, tape, circa 1969, Artifact no. 1991.0175, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0175.001/

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