Recorder-player, disk

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRO-MECH/78 & 33.33 RPM
DATE: 1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0170.001

MANUFACTURER: FAIRCHILD CAMERA & INSTRUMENT CORP.
MODEL: 539B
LOCATION: Jamaica, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 186/144
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: RECORDER: WOOD CABINET COVERED W. PAPER, LEATHER? HANDLE/ SYNTHETIC TURNTABLE PAD/ WOOD & BRISTLE BRUSH/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PTS/ RUBBER FEET/

Dimensions

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

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 49.0 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FAIRCHILD
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Jamaica

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. LATE 1940'S, EARLY 1950'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: CUTTING OF DISKS & REPRODUCTION
Technical: EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF DISK CUTTER OF LATER 1940'S
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATES WITH FAIRCHILD LOGO IN RED & MFR'S NAME & ADDRESS, MODEL & SERIAL NUMBERS, ATTACHED TO PICKUP, TURNTABLE CHASSIS, & INTERIOR OF AMPLIFIER/ RECORDER: WHITE MARKINGS ON CUTTER SCALE
Missing: N/A
Finish: RECORDER: CABINET EXTERIOR & TURNTABLE CHASSIS - BLACK PAPER COVERING WITH CRACKLE FINISH, LEATHER? PADS ON CABINET CORNERS/ BLACK FEET/ BLACK HANDLE/ BROWN TURNTABLE PAD/ BLACK ENAMEL & METAL PICKUP, CUTTERHEAD, ETC./ BLACK PAINTED TURNTABLE/ BLACK BRUSH
Decoration: N/A

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FAIRCHILD CAMERA & INSTRUMENT CORP., Recorder-player, disk, before 1952, Artifact no. 1981.0170, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0170.001/

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