Recorder-player, tape
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- OBJECT TYPE
- reel-to-reel/portable
- DATE
- 1954
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2005.0167.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Berlant Associates
- MODEL
- Concertone/F1539
- LOCATION
- Los Angeles, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood case with fabric or paper covering/ Metal chassis, casing hardware, parts/ Synthetic controls and parts/ Leather handle/ Glass lamp?/ Fabric? speaker covers
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 59.2 cm
- Width
- 45.0 cm
- Height
- 34.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Berlant
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Los Angeles
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- early 1950s
- Canada
-
Carmel Sapiano was the producer of two radio programs called 'This is Canada Calling' and "News from Canada'. These programs, which carried reports about the Canadian Maltese community, were broadcast in Malta on the Rediffusion network. The tape recorder was used by Mr. Sapiano to record several interviews, with the aim of being able to play them back on his radio programs. - Function
-
A device used to record and play back audio signals on magnetic tape, specifically reel to reel tapes - Technical
-
An example of early 1950's advances in tape recording technology. Although mostly used in a studio setting, Berlant-Concertone portable tape recorders were designed do that the average consumer could use them at home. Although Concertone became a defunct company in the late 1960s or early 1970s. it remained a well known brand. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Interior plate reads 'BERLANT ASSOCIATES/ FT-1539/ LOS ANGELES, CALIF.'/ Plate inside and on exterior front read 'Concertone [script]/ MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDER'/ Raised lettering on plates for control functions
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Black textured material covered exterior and lid interior/ Grey hammertone painted chassis. Black controls, cord covering/ Black handle/ Plated case hardware/ Colourless transparent glass/ White mesh speaker covers
- Decoration
- Gold striping on speaker covers
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Berlant Associates, Recorder-player, tape, circa 1954, Artifact no. 2005.0167, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2005.0167.001/
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