Dictating machine, wire
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DESK
- DATE
- 1945–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0094.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Webster-Chicago
- MODEL
- 228-1
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 402349
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PRIMARILY METAL; SYNTHETIC FITTINGS; RUBBER COVERED CORDS & FOOT PEDAL MECHANISM; FABRIC COVERING ON SPEAKER OPENINGS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- 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
- Webster Chicago
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS MACHINE USED C. 1958; MAY HAVE BEEN USED EARLIER. THIS TYPE USED C. LATE 1940S- 1950S.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECORD & PLAY BACK SOUND ON A STAINLESS STEEL TAPE. - Technical
-
'ELECTRONIC MEMORY 228' MODEL WIRERECORDING DICTATION MACHINE ADVERTISED AS EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL, COSTING LESS TO BUY THAN A TYPEWRITER. PROVIDED WITH A HAND-HELD MICROPHONE, AND TW-WAY FOOT PEDAL CONTROL ENABLING TRANSCRIBER TO MOVE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS THROUGH RECORDING. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "Electronic Memory/ WEBSTER-CHICAGO" appears on recorder front. All controls, etc. labelled. "402349" stamped into casing front, in upper left. W-C logo stencilled on circular speaker cover on lower front right. "[Webster-Chicago logo]/ RMA 375/ WEBSTER-CHICAGO/ CHICAGO 89, ILL. U.S.A./ LICENSED UNDER ARMOUR PATENTS/ MODEL 228-1/ USE ONLY ON ALTERNATING CURRENT AT/ 105-120 VOLTS 60 CYCLES 70 WATTS/ TO REPLACE TUBES-/ REMOVE THIS PLATE./ TO REPLACE PILOT LAMP-/ REMOVE FOUR CROSS-HEADED/ SCREWS IN COVER AND LIFT/ TOP COVER OFF.""[logo]/ REVERSE-FORWARD" appears on foot pedal top side; "JULY 12 1951" stamped in black on underside.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE. BOTH REELS OF WIRE RECORDING MATERIAL ARE DAMAGED: .3 PROBABLY BEYOND REPAIR.
- Finish
- MOTTLED GREY ENAMELLED FINISH; BLACK AND DARK RED-BROWN TRIM AND FITTINGS; FLAT BLACK FOOT PEDAL AND CORDS COVERING. DARK RED-BROWN FABRIC COVERING ON SPEAKER AND BENEATH FRONT GRILL.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Webster-Chicago, Dictating machine, wire, circa 1945–1955, Artifact no. 2000.0094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0094.001/
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