Stylus, disk player
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REPRODUCING/SINGLE-PLAY/STEEL
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0159.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA Victor
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BOX: CARDSTOCK/ STYLI: METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.0 cm
- Width
- 6.2 cm
- Height
- 3.3 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
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1940'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - 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
- LID TOP: 'Victor Needles'/ LID INSIDE: 'USE VICTOR NEEDLES/ ONLY/ ACCEPT NO/ SUBSTITUTE/ NEEDLES SHOULD BE CHANGED WITH/ EVERY RECORD'/ INSIDE BOX: 'Receptacle/ for/ Used/ Needles'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BOX: BLACK OUTSIDE; BEIGE INSIDE - BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- RCA VICTOR LOGO WITH 'NIPPER' DRAWING INSIDE LID
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RCA Victor, Stylus, disk player, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1996.0159, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0159.001/
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