Echo machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETIC TAPE
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0149.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MARKET ELECTRONICS INC.
- MODEL
- ECHOPLEX
- LOCATION
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5814
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE COVERED WITH SYNTHETIC FABRIC/ METAL HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE & KNOBS/ METAL CHASSIS & TOP PANEL/ 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
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 23.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MARKET
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Cleveland
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960'S & 1970'S
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA BY RCMP BAND - Function
-
TO PROVIDE A VARIABLE DELAY OF SOUND (ECHO) VIA A TAPE LOOP - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF EARLY SOUND DELAY DEVICE USING AN AUDIO TAPE LOOP/ THIS IS NOW DONE USING DIGITAL ELECTRONICS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON LID: 'ECHOPLEX'/ STICKER ON HANDLE: 'To prevent loss of Echo.../ clean recording heads frequently'/ DECALS ON PANEL:'Circuit Breaker - Press to re-set./ Caution: Disconnect Supply Cord/ Before Opening/ Rating: 117V., 60 cycles, 75 watts./ MARKET ELECTRONICS, INC./ 4614 Prospect Ave. - Cleveland, Ohio 44103' 'Echoplex/ Serial No. 5814/ PATENTS PENDING/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ DESIGNATIONS AROUND VARIOUS KNOBS & JACKS
- Missing
- COVER OVER PART OF THE MECHANISM (THIS WAS MISSING WHEN DONOR JOINED THE BAND)
- Finish
- GREY CASE, LID & HANDLE/ WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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MARKET ELECTRONICS INC., Echo machine, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1993.0149, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0149.001/
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