General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Stereo Case: wood wrapped in a synthetic (vinyl?), fabric and also metal. Working components: metal, plastic, cardboard and rubber.

Dimensions

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

Length

51.0 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

24.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fleetwood

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1958 - 1970's

Canada

As recalled by the donor: "The Fleetwood was a gift from friends of my family for my 13th birthday in 1958. They said that they could get me a new stereo player that had just come out. - I think they knew someone at Fleetwood. My parents advised against it because there were very few stereo records available. In fact, I could only find three stereo records in the stores when I first got the Fleetwood, one of which was called "This is Stereo," from Capitol Records I believe, that demonstrated the stereo effect. I'm still going through my stuff in the basement so it may turn up. The Fleetwood spent a lot of time at teenage parties in my neighbourhood for the first couple of years. I kept using it in my bedroom for about ten years and then had trouble finding a replacement needle. After that, it moved with me for sentimental reasons and wound up in my basement which irritated my wife who said, " By the time you're ready to throw it out, you'll be able to donate it to a museum." Which brings us to now and our move to Vancouver. My wife turned out to be right."

Function

To playback recorded discs at 16, 33, 45 or 78 RPM.

Technical

The first Fleetwood stereo record player on the Canadian market.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

A stamp on the back, inside of case: "[CSA logo]/ 110 VOLTS - 60 CYCLES -50 V.A,/ MODEL 675/ RECORD PLAYER CORP./ MONTREAL, CANADA." Two plates on turntable base: "PATENTED/ COLLARO CONQUEST/ MADE IN ENGLAND' (top left corner); 'PLAY ' (bottom left corner). Arm of the needle: "COLLARO/ ENGLAND". Metal strip across the front with: "Fleetwood" word etched in red and on the left hand side and on the right hand side the word stereo etched in red.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Case: Red cover over wood with beige/gold fabric on the top and front with four gold nobs and a gold metal strip.

Decoration

On front of the case: black plaque with metal [brass?] edging with three metal stars in the centre of the black, the word Fleetwood above the stars, situated below plaque a wide metal [brass?] arrow. One metal strip [brass?] with the word Fleetwood and stereo etched in red.