Player, disk

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0647.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: 28195
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: AZ-133-A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wooden frame; - metal arm, motor, and turntable; - felt (?) turntable cover; - bakelite arm grip and counter weight; - chrome speed control dial.

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.5 cm
Width: 53.5 cm
Height: 21.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Arm is made in Canada
Function: Probably used to play disc transcription made by Mr. Kane.
Technical: Typical of 40s & 50s period.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate screwed to motor bears following info: 'INDUCTION DISC PHONOGRAPH MOTOR/FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT ONLY/MODEL/28195/TYPE AZ-133-A/100/120 VOLTS/G.E./25/40 CYCLES/PAT'D APR.14.25. NP30946/GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,U.S.A.'/Mfr's plate screwed to base of arm: 'CANADIAN ASTATIC LIMITED/TORONTO CANADA/MOD. MADE IN CANADA NO./B16/PAT.NOTICE INSIDE'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Tone arm is chrome finish; - arm grip and counter weight are black.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Player, disk, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1985.0647, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0647.001/

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