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OBJECT TYPE: 45 RPM/SINGLE PLAY
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1024.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Victor Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 6JMI
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 6250
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: POLYSTYRENE CASING; METAL ( INCLUDING COPPER ) AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.3 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 10.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS DISK PLAYER PROBABLY USED C.1950+
Canada: THIS PLAYER IS CANADIAN MADE, AND IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE TECHNOLOGY USED IN CANADA DURING 1950S.
Function: TO PLAY 45 RPM DISK RECORDINGS, ONE AT A TIME, THROUGH A RADIO OR AMPLIFIER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SEMI-AUTOMATIC DISK PLAYER. IT IS SIMILAR IN BASIC OPERATION TO PHILCO RADIO-RECORD PLAYER MFD. 1939- SEE NMST ARTIFACTS 691009 & 710450.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S LABEL ON PLAYER BASE READS: " 6JM1/ CSA APP. No. 5298/ SERIAL No. 6250/ AMPS.20/ VOLTS 105/ 125 CYCLES 60/ MADE IN CANADA/ RCA VICTOR COMPANY, LTD./ MONTREAL, CANADA ". 2ND LABEL ON BASE READS: " RCA VICTOR/ PHONO ADAPTOR/ MODEL 6JM1/ MADE IN CANADA BY RCA VICTOR COMPANY/ LTD. PATENTS 1937- 1949 ". " RCA VICTOR " INCISED IN CONTROL HANDLE ON PLAYER FRONT.
Missing: APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE. TESTED BY CURATOR & CONFIRMED OPERATIONAL AT TIME OF ACQUISITION.
Finish: BLACK HIGH GLOSS FINISH ON CASING; FRONT PANEL MOLDED TO SIMULATEGRILLWORK. CONTROL LEVER OR HANDLE ON FRONT HAS GOLDTONE FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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RCA Victor Co. Ltd., Turntable, after 1949, Artifact no. 1995.1024, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1024.001/

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