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OBJECT TYPE: 2 SPEED/8-1/3 & 16-2/3 RPM
DATE: 1960–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0404.001

MANUFACTURER: American Printing House
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: TR-2413
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 34
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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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: American Printing
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Kentucky
City: Louisville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS DISK PLAYER AND DISK USED C. 1960- 1980.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF SPECIALIZED DISK PLAYER AND DISKS USED BY PEOPLE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN CANADA.
Function: TO REPRODUCE SPOKEN WORD IN AUDIBLE FORM.
Technical: THIS PLAYER AND DISKS ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF A PERSON WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. PLAYER DESIGN AND OPERATION HAS BEEN SIMPLIFIED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to machine reads "SERIAL NO. TR-2413/ AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND/ 1839 FRANKFORT AVENUE/ LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40206". Some connections, etc. labelled..
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DARK GREY WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ONMOST INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SURFACES. BRIGHT SILVER METAL HARDWARE. LIGHT GREY CASING ON TONE ARM. MEDIUM GREY FOAM PAD ON TURNTABLE.
Decoration: N/A

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American Printing House, Player, disk, between 1960–1970, Artifact no. 2002.0404, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0404.001/

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