General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CASE: SYNTHETIC; CARDSTOCK CARD INSIDE/ STYLUS: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

6.7 cm

Width

4.0 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

PFANSTIEHL

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Waukegan

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

NEW - NOT USED BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE 1940'S

Canada

AVAILABLE FOR USE IN CANADA

Function

USED TO TRANSMIT DISK GROOVE MODULATIONS TO THE PICKUP ELEMENTS OF A DISK PLAYER WHERE THEY ARE CONVERTED INTO AUDIO FREQUENCY WAVES.

Technical

STYLUS HAS A 'BENT' SECTION THAT PROVIDED SOME VERTICAL FLEXIBILITY WHILE PRESUMABLY RETAINING ITS LATERAL STRENGTH. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THIS WAS TO REDUCE VERTICAL NOISE & 'NEEDLE-TALK' FROM THE DISK

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON CARD: 'Pfanstiehl/FLEX-STAFF/ NEEDLE/ PATENT/ PENDING/ Extra GIVE/ for Quiet Quality/ Reproduction/ [BACK] INSTRUCTIONS FOR/ BEST RESULTS/ Insert in tonearm with set screw against/ flattened part of staff as illustrated./ Tighten securely. Do not change position/ until replacement is indicated./ SAVE THIS USEFUL PLASTIC CASE/ Metallurgical Division./ PFANSTIEHL CHEMICAL COMPANY/ WAUKEGAN, ILL./ Made in U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A.'/ MOLDED IN CASE: 'Pfanstiehl/ PHONOGRAPH/ NEEDLE'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

CASE: CLEAR/ CARD: YELLOW WITH BLACK & BLUE PRINTING/ STYLUS: 'BRONZE'

Decoration

N/A