Cassette, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0405.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.3 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CASSETTE PLAYER & TAPES USED C. 1960-1980.
Canada: CASSETTE PLAYER AND TAPES DESIGNED FOR USE BY PEOPLE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND (CNIB) HAS DISTRIBUTED 'TALKING BOOKS' AND PLAYERS TO CANADIANS FREE OF CHARGE SINCE C. 1918. (REF. 2)
Function: TO REPRODUCE SPOKEN WORD IN AUDIBLE FORM.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CASSETT PLAYER ADAPTED TO NEEDS OF A PERSON WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. PLAYER DESIGN AND OPERATION HAVE BEEN SIMPLIFIED, AND CONTRASTING COLOURS USED TO ASSIST OPERATOR IN LOCATING CONTROLS, ETC. .4 MAILING ENVELOPE USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE CASSETTES VIA POST: MAILING LABEL HAS CLIENT ADDRESS RECORDED ON ONE SIDE; WHEN READY TO RETURN TAPE TO CNIB LIBRARY, CLIENT SIMPLY REVERSED MAILING LABEL WHICH BEARS PRE-PRINTED ADDRESS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "CSI" stamped into both sides of cassette casing. White label fixed to one side of casing reads "2210-16 5 tracks./ GREG'S CHOICE./ Gregory Clark./ Saturday Night at the/ Bagel Factory.. D. Bell../ CNIB TALKING BOOK LIBRARY/ BAYVIEW AVE., TORONTO" . "C.N.I.B." handwritten in blue ink on label. Red dymo tape label applied to one end of casing reads "2210". Black label on one side of casing reads "Manufactured under one or more of the following patents/ or pending application:/ U.K. 1112551 Holland 6506851 Italy 767132/ U.K. 1170581 France 1435471 Japan 31602/65/ Australia 401843 U.S. 3341142 Sweden 7015/65".
Missing: N/A
Finish: GREEN MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cassette, tape, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0405, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0405.003/

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