Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY/DIAMOND
DATE: 1955–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0463.001

MANUFACTURER: Shure Bros. Inc.
MODEL: N649-7D
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASE & PACKING/ PAPER BACK/ METAL STYLUS WITH DIAMOND TIP

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: SHURE
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: NOT USED - WOULD HAVE BEEN USED FROM THE LATE 1950'S THROUGH THE 1960'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF STYLUS DISTRIBUTED BY A CANADIAN COMPANY AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO TRANSMIT DISK GROOVE MODULATIONS TO THE PICKUP ELEMENTS OF A DISK PLAYER WHERE THEY ARE CONVERTED INTO AUDIO-FREQUENCY WAVES.
Technical: IMPROVES STYLUS OVER EARLIER TYPES WHICH HAD TO BE DISCARDED AFTER ONLY ONE PLAY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON CASE: 'ASTATIC'/ ON PAPER BACKING LIP: 'N649-7d/ N3D, N7D, N8D/ A Genuine Product of/ SHURE BROS. INC.'/ BACK: 'N649-7d/ N3D, N7D, N8D/PS-600 SP673D/ A-269 818D, 817D/ W-125STD 3118D/ SHURE/ For Records: Stereo - LP/ Tip: 0.7 Mil Diamond/ TO REMOVE: [...]/ A Genuine Product of SHURE BROS. INC./ Canadian Astatic Ltd., SCARBOROUGH,/ Ontario. MIH 2V5'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WINE CASE WITH GOLD PRINTING/ YELLOW SPONGE PACKING
Decoration: DRAWING OF A DIAMOND & A GLOBE ON FRONT OF PACKAGE

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Shure Bros. Inc., Stylus, disk player, circa 1955–1970, Artifact no. 1991.0463, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0463.001/

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