General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC (VINYL?) DISK; PAPER LABEL, PROTECTIVE SLEEVE AND SHIPPING CONTAINER.

Dimensions

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

Length

32.0 cm

Width

31.5 cm

Height

1.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Crosley

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cincinnati

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF FACSIMILE DISK USED C. 1939 +. TECHNOLOGY NOT WIDELY USED AFTER C. 1950.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EARLY RADIO FACSIMILE DISK PURCHASED IN NYC AND USED, WITH SPECIALTY PRINTER, IN OTTAWA, ONT. BY DONOR FOR PRIVATE RECEPTION OF FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS.

Function

USED AS STORAGE MEDIUM FOR RECORDED FACSIMILE SIGNALS, FOR DISTRIBUTION FOR BROADCAST PURPOSES.

Technical

VERY EARLY RADIO FACSIMILE DISK PURCHASED (WITH 'READO' PRINTER ) BY DONOR AFTER HAVING SEEN THE NEW TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATED AT THE 1939 WORLD'S FAIR IN NYC. CONNECTED TO A AN ORDINARY RADIO RECEIVER, THE READO PRINTED FACSIMILE BROADCAST TRANSMISSIONS. THIS DISK WAS SOLD WITH THE READO AS A TEST OR DEMONSTRATION DISK; ACTUAL TRANSMISSIONS FROM FACSIMILE BROADCASTERS SENT VIA CONVENTIONAL AM CHANNEL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" Speed 33 1/3/ start at inside/ Facsimile/ Transcription " handwritten on one side of record label. " # 7663 C.R.C. Reado " crudely incised on disk, near label; " # 7660 C.R.C. Picture " similarly incised on reverse. "FRAGILE" stickers applied to both sides of PT mailing container. Postage label dated " OCT 27'39 ", and includes illustration & text "SEE THE/ CROSLEY/ BUILDING AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR ". Mailing label includes text " FROM/ THE CROSLEY CORPORATION/ POWEL CROSLEY JR., PRESIDENT/ CINCINNATI, OHIO ", " [VIA] Mr. G.H. Finch " & "Finch Telecommunications/ Laboratories Inc./ 37 West 57th. Street,/ New York, New York ".

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BROWN-BLACK DISK; OFF-WHITE LABEL & SLEEVE; BUFF-COLOURED SHIPPING CONTAINER.

Decoration

N/A