Mount, tape recorder-player

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OBJECT TYPE: AUTOMOBILE
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0158.001

MANUFACTURER: Philips
MODEL: N6705/02
LOCATION: Netherlands

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General Information

Serial #: 210455
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal & 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: 22.3 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Height: 8.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This mount was never used. It was purchased, and this model used, c. 1970.
Canada: Unknown
Function: To securely hold a cassette tape recorder-player within an automobile, and make it accessible for use.
Technical: Mount for a Philips EL 3300, EL 3301, EL3301T and/or EL3302 cassette tape recorder-player, which operated through the car radio, powered by the car battery. A microphone allowed for recording. There was a time, after this and before the introduction of CD players, that cars wee sold with the option of having a cassette plsyer installed in the car. By 2004 the option of a cassette player had virtually disappeared and radio, in-car DVD players and CD players were options.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "[logo]/ MADE IN/ HOLLAND/ PHILIPS" printed on mount front. "AH/ 03 949" printed on label applied to casing back. "Type N6 705/02/ 6-12 V [blank] Hz/ c/s/ [blank]/ W/ Nr. 210455" printed on second label, below. "y" [or stylized 'h'] cast in raised print on plug heads.
Missing: None.
Finish: Black painted metal and synthetic casing and fittings; tan and grey synthetic covering on connecting wires and heads.
Decoration: Philips logo appears on front panel of mount.

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Philips, Mount, tape recorder-player, circa 1970, Artifact no. 2004.0158, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0158.001/

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