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OBJECT TYPE: 3-SPEED/REPRODUCTION
DATE: 1956–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0462.001

MANUFACTURER: Garrard Engineering & Mfg. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 301
LOCATION: Swindon, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ CAST ALUMINUM BASE PLATE & TURNTABLE/ SYNTHETIC TURNTABLE MAT & KNOBS/ ALUMINUM & SYNTHETIC TONEARM/ METAL &SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: GARRARD
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Swindon

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY LATE 1950'S TO 1960'S
Canada: THIS TYPE OF TURNTABLE WAS WIDELY AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PLAY-BACK DISKS AT 78, 45 OR 33 1/3 RPM, IN A HI-FIDELITY SYSTEM
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF GOOD QUALITY 'HI-FI' TURNTABLE AND TONE ARM OF THE PERIOD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON PLATES ON BASE PLATE: 'GARRARD MODEL 301/ SCHEDULE NO/ 51400/ 1D/ VOLTS 100/130 OR/ 200/250/ AMPS 0.25 OR 0.125/ WATTS 16/ ~ 50 OR 60/ WITH CORRECT PULLEY/ TRANSCRIPTION MOTOR/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ GARRARD/ SWINDON/ TRADE MARK' 'ON OFF' '78 45 33 1/3'/ MOLDED IN TURNTABLE MAT: 'MADE IN ENGLAND/ Garrard [IN CURSIVE - 3 TIMES]'/ ON TONEARM: 'ESL' 'DEXTER'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE STAINED & VARNISHED/ IVORY PAINTED BASE PLATE/ BLACK TURNTABLE & TURNTABLE MAT/ SILVER PLATES WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BLACK KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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Garrard Engineering & Mfg. Co. Ltd., Turntable, between 1956–1970, Artifact no. 1991.0462, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0462.001/

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