Stylus, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: REPRODUCING/MULTI-PLAY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0313.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Astatic Ltd.
MODEL: N8-1S
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CONTAINER & PACKAGING/ METAL STYLUS WITHSAPPHIRE TIP/ PAPER BACKING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 5.2 cm
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: Astatic
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO TRANSMIT DISK GROOVE MODULATIONS TO THE PICKUP ELEMENTS OF A DISK PLAYER WHERE THEY ARE CONVERTED INTO AUDIO-FREQUENCY WAVES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON FRONT: 'ASTATIC/ [LOGO]/ KNOWN/ THE WORLD OVER'/ FRONT TOP: 'CRA-55LP N8-1S A-193/ 401; 464; 513/ 594; 699; 751'/ A-193 594; 699; 751/ W(64; 112, 3) MG 3000/ ASTATIC $2.50/ For Records:LP/ Tip:1 Mil Sapphire/ U.S. Patents 2,399,035, 2,575,999; Other Pending/ [INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING STYLUS]/ CANADIAN ASTATIC LTD., Toronto'
Missing: N/A
Finish: GREY CONTAINER WITH PURPLE PRINTING/ RED STYLUS/ YELLOW FOAM PACKING/ BLACK PRINTING ON BACK
Decoration: LOGO ON FRONT/ SHIELD SHAPED CUT-OUT TO SHOW STYLUS

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Canadian Astatic Ltd., Stylus, disk player, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0313, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0313.001/

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