General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WALNUT WOOD CABINET/ METAL WORKING PARTS WITH GOLD PLATING ON 'EXPOSED' PARTS/ VINYL DISKS/ CARDSTOCK ALBUMS/ METAL HARDWARE/ FABRIC ON DISK CLEANER & TURNTABLE COVER/ LEATHER BACKING ON DISK CLEANER/ GLASS, SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

105.0 cm

Width

53.5 cm

Height

96.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MCLAGAN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Stratford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1924 TO PRESENT

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A 'TOP OF THE LINE' RECORD PLAYER MADE BY A CANADIAN FIRM THAT BECAME ONE OF THE MAJOR CABINET MAKERS FOR RADIO MANUFACTURERS IN CANADA

Function

TO PLAYBACK 78 RPM RECORDING DISKS, BOTH LATERAL CUT AND HILL & DALE TYPE

Technical

ONE OF THE FEW PLAYERS OF THE PERIOD THAT HAD A WEIGHT COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT ON THE ARM FOR PLAYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECORDS/ IT ALSO HAS A "VOLUME CONTROL" MECHANISM IN THE ARM/ TYPE SAMPLE OF 78 RPM PLAYER DESIGNED TOPLAY 3 STYLES OF DISKS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME (VICTOR/COLUMBIA, EDISON & PATHE)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECALS INSIDE LID: 'MCLAGAN/ FROM JOHN RAPER PIANO CO. LIMITED OTTAWA'/ ENGRAVED ON BASE PLATE OF TONEARM: 'Fletcher [IN CURSIVE]/ REG. TRADE MARK'/ ON BASE OF TONEARM: 'VICTOR/ COLUMBIA/ PATHE/ EDISON'/ ON PICKUP: 'THE/ McLagan [IN CURSIVE]/ MADE IN CANADA/ Fletcher [IN CURSIVE]/ REG. TRADE MARK/ PAT'D/ MAY-15. 17-FEB-24-20'/ ON TURNTABLE CONTROL: 'F S ON OFF'

Missing

N/A

Finish

STAINED & VARNISHED CABINET/ GOLD PLATING ON ALL EXPOSED METAL PARTS/ BROWN TURNTABLE COVER

Decoration

MOLDING AROUND TOP & BOTTOM OF CASE/ CURVED, CARVED LEGS WITH CLAW FEET/ CARVED MEDALLION IN CENTRE OF EACH DOOR/ CIRCULAR CARVED KNOBS/ LATTICE-WORK BORDER TRIM ABOVE & BETWEEN DOORS