Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY/CHROMIUM
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0153.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Mfg. Co. Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER CONTAINER & INNER PACKING; STEEL STYLI

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.3 cm
Width: 4.0 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: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: NEW - NOT USED
Canada: AVAILABLE FOR USE 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: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON PACKAGE: '6 NEEDLES/ THE NEW/ RCA Victor/ Aqujas Cromium/ Chromium Needles/ RCA Victor/ Victor/ Reg. U.S. Pat. Off./ RCA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Inc./ Camden, N.J., U.S.A. Made in U.S.A./ [INSIDE] This needle will reproduce your/ records better. It can be used/ many times, but should be re-/ placed immediately on showing/ signs of wear. Never turn the/ needle in the pick-up./ [ABOVE ALSO IN SPANISH]'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: PACKAGE: GREEN WITH BLACK PRINTING/ STYLI: GREEN SHANKS
Decoration: N/A

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RCA Mfg. Co. Inc., Stylus, disk player, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0153, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0153.001/

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