General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

12

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

25.0 cm

Width

10.0 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

SONOGRAPH

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS RECORDER WAS USED LATE 1950S-EARLY 1960S.

Canada

MANUFACTURED IN CANADA, THIS DEVICE WAS USED BY AN INSURANCE AGENT TO DICTATE POLICY PROPOSALS FOR LATER TYPING BY HIS ASSISTANT. THE OWNER SAID THIS WAS BETTER USE OF HIS TIME THAN TYPING THEM HIMSELF. (REF. 1)

Function

TO RECORD A VOICE AUDIO SIGNAL ON MAGNETIC TAPE AND REPRODUCE THE AUDIO SIGNAL AT A LATER TIME FOR TRANSCRIPTION.

Technical

FEATURES A CASSETTE CONTAINING STANDARD 5-INCH REEL OF 1/4-INCH TAPE AND A 5-INCH TAKE UP REEL. TAPE CAN BE REMOVED FROM MACHINE AND REPLACED WITHOUT RE-THREADING. THIS MAKES IT A FORERUNNER OF THE PHILIPS COMPACT CASSETTE. (REF. 1) THE MACHINE COULD BE OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Scale 0-99, divided by single increments, and labelled at intervals of 10 printed on border surrounding circular opening, on left side of form. Entries to be recorded in space provided to right./ "Sonograph Tape-Riter/ OTTAWA TYPEWRITER COMPANY LIMITED/ 194 LAURIER AVE. W., OTTAWA-CANADA PHONE CE 57285" also marked on both sides of form.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A