Recorder-player, disk

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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE/16 IN.
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0360.001

MANUFACTURER: PRESTO RECORDING CORP.
MODEL: Y-4
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 5450
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 WOOD CABINET WITH FABRIC COVERING & METAL HARD-WARE; METAL PLATE INSIDE WITH METAL TURNTABLE & WORKING PARTS; RUBBERTURNTABLEMAT; SYNTHETIC CORD COVERS & KNOBS/.2 WOOD CABINET WITH FABRIC COVER; METAL PANEL; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; GLASS METER COVER; LEATHER CORNERS/.3 WOOD BOX WITH FABRIC COVERING; FABRIC SPEAKER COVER; LEATHER CORNERS AND HANDLE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.5 cm
Width: 49.5 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PRESTO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: PROBABLY THROUGHOUT THE 1940'S & 1950'S. USED BY DONOR IN 1970'S.
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO CUT DISK AUDIO RECORDINGS ONTO BLANK DISKS AND PLAYBACK RECORDINGS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PORTABLE RECORDER USED BY BROADCASTERS BEFORE THE DAYS OF WIRE & TAPE RECORDINGS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1: ON CUTTER HEAD - 'PRESTO CUTTER 1-D/ PRESTO RECORDING CORP./ NEW YORK U.S.A.'/ ON BASE: 'INSIDE OUT OUTSIDE IN/ PRESTO RECORDING CORP./ NEW YORK U.S.A.'/ ON TOP OF CUTTING ARM: 'PRESTO RECORDING/ CORP./ N.Y. U.S.A./78 R.P.M./ TIMER IN MINUTES/ 33 1/3 R.P.M.'/ PLATES: 'PRESTO' '78/33/ 5450'/.2: 'VOLUME INDICATOR/ TREBLE CONTROL/ PUBLIC ADDRESS/ PHONO/ RECORD/ BASS CONTROL/ PHONO/ MICROPHONE 2/ MICROPHONE 1/ TABLE/ PRESTO/ MICROPHONE 1/ RADIO/MONITOR/ 1 CUTTER 2/ 2 PICKUP 1/ OFF ON/ MICROPHONE 2'/.3 NO MARKINGS
Missing: PLAYBACK ARM/ CUTTING STYLUS
Finish: .1 WINE SIMULATED LEATHER CABINET COVER; GREY CRINKLE INSIDE PANEL; BLACK TURNTABLE MAT/.2 BLACK & GREY SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING; GREY PANEL WITH WHITE PRINTING; BLACK KNOBS/.3 BLACK & GREY SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING; GREY PANEL OVER SPEAKER WITH 'TWEED' FABRIC COVERING.
Decoration: N/A

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PRESTO RECORDING CORP., Recorder-player, disk, before 1940, Artifact no. 1988.0360, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.0360.001/

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