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OBJECT TYPE: 3 SPEED/PORTABLE/AC/MANUAL
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0082.001

MANUFACTURER: Silvertone
MODEL: C868.45160
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE COVERED WITH SYNTHETIC FABRIC/ METAL HARDWARE, TURNTABLE, TONE ARM & TOP PANEL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & HANDLE/ SYNTHETIC, GLASS & METAL WORKING PARTS/ FABRIC [?] COVERED TURNTABLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.5 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Silvertone
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950'S & 1960'S
Canada: SOLD & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO PLAYBACK 78, 45 & 33 RPM DISK RECORDS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF TYPICAL SMALL 3-SPEED PORTABLE PLAYER AS SOLD BY LARGE DEPARTMENT STORES IN THE TIME PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FRONT MFG. NAMEPLATE: 'Silvertone [INCURSIVE]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN SIMULATED LEATHER CASE/ BROWN HANDLE/ WINE TONE ARM & TOP PANEL/ BROWN TURNTABLE COVER/ DARK BROWN SPEAKER COVER WITH GREY & GOLD KNOBS & GOLD MFG. NAMEPLATE
Decoration: NARROW WHITE BAND AROUND TOP & BOTTOM OF CASE

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Silvertone, Player, disk, circa 1953, Artifact no. 1993.0082, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0082.001/

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