Dictating machine, cylinder
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WAX CYL/MECH./OFFICE
- DATE
- 1933
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.0113.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Dictaphone Corp.
- MODEL
- 12
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- DICTATING MACHINE: METAL CASING, METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS, FLEXIBLE METAL SPEAKING TUBE/ PLASTIC HORN/ WAS CYLINDERS IN CARDBOARD TUBES/ FELT COVERED BOTTOM.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- 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
- Dictaphone
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
GOOD EXAMPLE OF MECHANICAL RECORD - PLAYBACK DICTATING MACHINE - Function
-
USED TO RECORD DICTATION ON WAX CYLINDERS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- DICTATING MACHINE: GOLD LETTERING READING 'DICTAPHONE/ MODEL 12'/ 'CLEARTONE, LINED, MADE IN U.S.A.'PRINTED IN WHITE ON 2 WAX CYLINDERS/ 'MASTER WAX SAFETY CYLINDERS/ THOMAS A. EDISON OF CANADA LTD.' PRINTED ON 2 WAX CYLS./ 'DICTAPHONE/ NUPHONIC/ MADE IN U.S.A.' PRINTED ON REMAINING CYLINDER/ WHITE PRINTED MODEL & MFR'S NAMES ON CLEARTONE CONTAINERS, WHITE & GREY PRINTED MODEL & MFR'S NAMES & INSTRUCTIONS OF EDIPHONE CONTAINERS.
- Missing
- POWER CORD (CORD FOR TRANSCRIBER FITS)
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED CASING/ PLATED CYLINDER HOLDER, SPEAKING TUBE, SWITCHES, & PARTS/ BLACK PLASTIC HORN/ BROWN WAX CYLINDERS IN BROWN & GREY CARDBOARD CONTAINERS/ BLUE FELT.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Dictaphone Corp., Dictating machine, cylinder, circa 1933, Artifact no. 1981.0113, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1981.0113.001/
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