General Information

Serial #

611182

Part Number

1

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

33.5 cm

Width

27.3 cm

Height

16.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SONOGRAPH

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS RECORDER WAS USED LATE 1950S-EARLY 1960S.

Canada

MANUFACTURED IN CANADA, THIS DEVICE WAS USED BY AN INSURANCE AGENT TO DICTATE POLICY PROPOSALS FOR LATER TYPING BY HIS ASSISTANT. THE OWNER SAID THIS WAS BETTER USE OF HIS TIME THAN TYPING THEM HIMSELF. (REF. 1)

Function

TO RECORD A VOICE AUDIO SIGNAL ON MAGNETIC TAPE AND REPRODUCE THE AUDIO SIGNAL AT A LATER TIME FOR TRANSCRIPTION.

Technical

FEATURES A CASSETTE CONTAINING STANDARD 5-INCH REEL OF 1/4-INCH TAPE AND A 5-INCH TAKE UP REEL. TAPE CAN BE REMOVED FROM MACHINE AND REPLACED WITHOUT RE-THREADING. THIS MAKES IT A FORERUNNER OF THE PHILIPS COMPACT CASSETTE. (REF. 1) THE MACHINE COULD BE OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Sonograph" & "TAPE/./ RITER" incised on metal panels on front. All controls, etc. labelled. "SONOGRAPH LTD./ TORONTO ONTARIO/ MODEL C.4./ MADE IN CANADA" printed on decal applied to recorder back. Plate on lower edge of back reads "No. 611182 VOLTS 115 MODEL C4/ CSA APP. NO. 10200 VA 100 CYCLE 60".

Missing

MISSING STAND.

Finish

GREY-BROWN WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH PRESENT ON MOST COMPONENTS.

Decoration

N/A