Recorder, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: BATTERY/TRANSISTOR/CASSETTE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0331.001

MANUFACTURER: Bell & Howell Canada Ltd.
MODEL: FILMOSOUND 450
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 PLASTIC CASE; PUNCHED & PRESSED STEEL PARTS; PLASTIC GEARS, PULLEYS & BELTS; PLASTIC PUSH BUTTONS & KNOBS; METAL HARDWARE & WORKING PTS/.2 SYNTHETIC - 'VALDHYDE' CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/.3 &.4 PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.5 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 6.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bell Howell
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970-1985
Canada: MADE FOR CANADIAN MARKET
Function: USED TO RECORD SOUND BY MAGNETICALLY MODULATING A FERRIC OXIDE COATED CASSETTE TAPE OR RECOVER AND PRODUCE SOUND FROM A PRE-RECORDED TAPE.
Technical: SOUND SYNCHRONIZED FOR HOME MOVIES THAT TALK [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 TOP FRONT: 'RECORD' 'EJECT' 'PLAY' 'STOP' 'VOLUME' 'LIGHT'/ BOTTOM FRONT: 'PROJECTOR' 'CAMERA' 'AUTO VOLUME' "'OFF ON"' 'EAR SPKR REM'/ LEFT SIDE: 'EXT.PWR'/ BACK: 'MIC'/ BOTTOM: ' BATT OPEN' '704/JAPAN'/.2 ON FRONT: 'Bell & Howell'/.3 ON SIDE: 'ON/ OFF/ IMP-200'/.4 NO MARKINGS/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'FILMO SOUND cassette tape recorder/ BELL & HOWELL CANADA LTD./ Filmosound/ tape recorder/ MODEL 450/ CASSETTE TAPE RECORDER/ BELL & HOWELL'
Missing: .1 NAME PLATE UNATTACHED AND STORED IN SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FILE
Finish: .1 TOP: BLACK GRILL; SILVER PLASTIC FRAME; CLEAR PLASTIC DOOR; WHITE & BROWN KEYS; RED BUTTON; SILVER KNOB/ SIDES: TOP-SILVER; BOTTOM-SIMULATED LEATHER WITH BLACK STRIPS/ BOTTOM: BLACK/.2 BROWN/.3 BLACK WITH SILVER TOP/.4 WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Bell & Howell Canada Ltd., Recorder, tape, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1996.0331, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0331.001/

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