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OBJECT TYPE: 78 RPM/BLANK
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0138.001

MANUFACTURER: Audio Devices Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: DISK: METAL & SYNTHETIC WITH PAPER LABELS/ SLEEVE: PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 25.5 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: Audio
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1940'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF BLANK DISKS AVAILABLE FOR 'HOME' RECORDING IN CANADA IN THE 1940'S
Function: USED TO RECORD AUDIO ON 'HOME' RECORDING APPARATUS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF INEXPENSIVE DISK USED FOR 'HOME' RECORDING IN THE 1940'S. THIS ONE HAS A METAL CORE TO ENSURE IT REMAINS FLAT DURING RECORDING. WEIGHT OF THE STYLUS DURING RECORDING COULD WARP THE DISK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON BOTH SIDES IS IDENTICAL: 'FOR REFERENCE RECORDING ONLY/ AUDIO DEVICES, Inc., NEW YORK'
Missing: N/A
Finish: DISK: BLACK WITH WHITE LABEL WITH BLACK PRINTING/ SLEEVE: BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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Audio Devices Inc., Record, disk, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1996.0138, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0138.001/

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