Record, disk

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OBJECT TYPE: RECORDING
DATE: 1945–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0632.001

MANUFACTURER: RECORDISC CORP.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 83
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC DISC - PAPER LABEL, ENVELOPE & PACKAGE

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
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: RECORDISC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: BLANKS FOR HOME AND STUDIO RECORDING
Technical: TYPICAL METHOD USED FOR RECORDING BEFORE THE WIDE SPREAD USE OF WIRE AND TAPE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAPER LABEL ON DISK BEARS FOLLOWING INFO: 'A/PRODUCT OF/THE RECORDISC CORP/[--]/PLAY/INSIDE OUT/PLAY/OUTSIDEIN/TITLE/RECORDER/DATE SPEED/395 BROADWAY/NEW YORK'/ Following information appears on package which houses 6 blank envelopes containing 6 records: ‘SNAPSHOTS R IN SOUND/ THE RECORDISC CORP. 395 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY/ Recordiscs are ideal for POLICE DEPARTMENTS •/ SCHOOLS • COLLEGES • AIRPORTS • GREETINGS •/ SALES TRAINING • LETTER WRITING • PUBLIC ADDRESS/ SYSTEMS • RADIO PROGRAMS/ THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS/ ORANGE LABEL DISCS'./ Depicted on package are 5 heads representing a student, 2 servicemen, a baby and a woman: the world "RECORDISC" appears in differing type above each head. A large disk with a red "R" in its centre, presumably the co. logo, also appears on the package front. A 5-pointed star appears in each of the four corners of the package front.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK DISCS; ORANGE LABEL
Decoration: MOTIF OF BLACK DISKS WITH ORANGE CENTRES FORM A CIRCULAR BORDER AROUND MFR'S INFO. ON DISK LABELS.

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RECORDISC CORP., Record, disk, between 1945–1950, Artifact no. 1985.0632, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0632.001/

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