Recorder-player, tape
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REEL-TO-REEL/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0561.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Philips
- MODEL
- N4408
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 042098
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 WOODEN CASE COVERED WITH SYNTHETIC FABRIC; METAL HARDWARE; SYNTHETIC AND METAL WORKING PARTS; METAL PANELS; SYNTHETIC KNOBS/.2 AND 3 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 50.0 cm
- Width
- 35.0 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
- Philips
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF HIGH END RECORDER AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA AT THE TIME - Function
-
USED TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK AUDIO ON TAPE - Technical
-
CAN RECORD & PLAY BACK BOTH MONO AND STEREO PROGRAMS. ALLOWS FOR 3 TAPE SPEEDS - HIGHEST SPEED PROVIDES BEST SOUND QUALITY AND LOWEST SPEED THE LONGEST PLAYING TIME. PRE-SET ELECTRONIC TAPE STOP SYSTEM PROVIDES EASY LOCATION OFANY PROGRAM ON THE TAPE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 LABEL IN BOTTOM: 'Type N4 408/ 50/ 60 HZ 70W/ Nr 042098/ WR/ 03 950'/ PRINTING ON PANEL INCLUDES: 'PHILIPS [LOGO]/ HIGH FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL/ hifi [LOGO]'/ DESIGNATIONS ON SIDE BUTTONS: 'MICRO/ RADIO/PHONO/ TREBLE/ BASS/ VOLUME/ BALANCE'/ MOLDED IN TOP: 'STEREO 4408'/ TOP LABEL: '19/17 1/2 9,5/3 3/4 4,75/1 7/8'/.2 PRINTED ON TOP PANEL: 'STEREO'/.3 PRINTED ON TOP PANEL: 'PHILIPS [LOGO]'
- Missing
- MICROPHONES; REELS
- Finish
- .1 BLACK WITH BRUSHED CHROME PANELS; BLACK AND SILVER KNOBS AND BUTTONS/.2 &.3 GREY BASE WITH CHROMED AND BLACK PLASTIC TOPS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Philips, Recorder-player, tape, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1996.0561, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0561.001/
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