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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4 speed/stereo/portable/changer
- DATE
- 1958
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0218.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Fleetwood Corp.
- MODEL
- 675
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
More Information
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
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
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.
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Fleetwood Corp., Player, disk, circa 1958, Artifact no. 2007.0218, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0218.001/
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