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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0395.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ROBOT-PHONE
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & METAL

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
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Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: USED FROM THE 1960'S OR 1970'S UNTIL SOMETIME BEFORE 1994.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A DEVICE MADE FOR A CANADIAN CO. & USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO PLAY A PRE-RECORDED MESSAGE & TO RECORD INCOMING MESSAGES ON A TELEPHONE LINE/ ALLOWS MESSAGES TO BE RETREIVED FROM ANY TELEPHONE, OR FROM THE MACHINE ITSELF/ CAN ALSO BE USED TO RECORD 2-WAY TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS.
Technical: REPRESENTS AN ADVANCE IN TECHNOLOGY OVER PREVIOUS MACHINES (SUCH AS 870966) IN USING CASSETTE TAPES, & ALLOWING MESSAGES TO BE RETREIVED FROM A REMOTE TELEPHONE, WITH SOME DEGREE OF PRIVACY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MARKED ON FRONT 'ROBOT-PHONE'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLUE WITH BLACK & SILVERTONE PTS
Decoration: N/A

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