General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

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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

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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

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

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