Recorder-player, disk
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0201.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PRESTO RECORDING CORP.
- MODEL
- 6N
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE COVERED WITH FABRIC/ METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLE & CORNER PROTECTORS/ FERROUS METAL & COPPER ALLOYS WORKING PARTS/ METAL TOP PANEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 60.0 cm
- Width
- 55.0 cm
- Height
- 33.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PRESTO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO RECORD AUDIO ON TO A DISK BY MECHANICALLY CUTTING GROOVES TO CORRESPOND TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON VERTICAL BAR: 'PRESTO/ NEW YORK U.S.A.'/ GRADATIONS MARKED ON FOUR SIDES OF HORIZONTAL BAR AND 'PRESTO/ U.S.A.'/ ON CUTTER HEAD: 'PRESTO CUTTER 1-C/ PRESTO RECORDING CORP./ NEW YORK U.S.A.'/ ON SPEED BAR: '33 0 78'
- Missing
- PLAYBACK ARM
- Finish
- BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING ON CABINET/ BLACK PAINTED HARDWARE & LEATHER/ GREY HAMMERLIN PANEL & PARTS OF WORKING PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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PRESTO RECORDING CORP., Recorder-player, disk, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1991.0201, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.0201.001/
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