General Information

Serial #

494224

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

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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

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Philips

Country

Austria

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS RECORDER USED C. 1970- C. 1980.

Canada

USED BY MR. STEVEN MAY (1920- 2000), WHO WORKED FOR THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION ASSOCIATION, AND TRAVELLED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT N. ONTARIO, CONDUCTING TRAINING.

Function

TO PERMIT THE VERBAL RECORDING OF MESSAGES, TEXTS, ETC. FOR LATER TRANSCRIPTION BY A TYPIST,ETC.

Technical

THISDEVICE RECORDED ON A MINICASSETTE, A PROPRIETARY TAPE FORMAT INTRODUCED BY PHILIPS THAT ALLOWED INTERCHANGEABILITY BETWEEN PORTABLE AND DESKTOP MACHINES. COMBINED WITH COMPACT, TRANSISTORIZED RECORDERS, THE PHILIPS SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE DICTATION MADE BY MOBILE PROFESSIONALS & EXECUTIVES INTO REGULAR WORKFLOW OF DOCUMENT CREATION IN THE OFFICE. [B. DEWALT]/ ORIGINALLY RECEIVED WITH RADIO SHACK BRAND "ENERCELL" 9 VOLT NICKEL CADMIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY (DISCARDED AS PER BTD, DEC 05 2000).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " PHILIPS " printed in black in upper left of front. Black decal on back reads "PHILIPS/ LFH 0085/ INTRINSICALLY SAFE/ FOR CLASS I, II AND III/ HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS/ [illegible]/ [Canadian Standards Ass'n symbol] ". Second decal, below, reads " [Phillips logo]/ PHILIPS/ type: LFH 0085/15/ 8935 008 51501/ MADE IN AUSTRIA ". Decal inside battery compartment reads " WR/ 494224/ 03/ 122 ". "3103 204 0035 " cast in raised print inside battery compartment. .1PT cover marked "2" on inside.

Missing

NONE. RECORDER WOULD HAVE USED A 9V BATTERY.

Finish

CASING INCLUDES BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED AND SMOOTH BEIGE SYNTHETIC FINISHES, AND BRUSHED SILVER METAL PANEL & SPEAKER GRILL; BLACK WOVEN-TEXTURED NYLON (?) STRAP.

Decoration

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