General Information

Serial #

41274

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD CABINET & LID; CAST ALUMINUM TURNTABLE; SYNTHETIC MAT AND KNOBS; METAL PLATE; SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PTS/.2 SYNTHETIC & METAL/.3 SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

44.0 cm

Width

43.5 cm

Height

19.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GARRARD

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Swindon

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS ONE USED AFTER 1959 PROBABLY UP TO THE 1970S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY TURNTABLE OF THE TIME AVAILABLE AND USED INCANADA

Function

USED TO PLAYBACK SOUND RECORDING DISKS AT 45, 78 OR 33 1/3 RPM SPEED

Technical

MOTOR IS SUSPENDED FROM THE UNIT PLATE BY SIX SPRINGS IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE VIBRATION NOISE. THE TURNTABLE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PRECISE SPEED - AFTER THE SPEED SELECTION HAD BEEN MADE A CONTROL KNOB CAN PROVIDE AN ADDITONAL 2 1/2 % VARIATION, PLUS OR MINUS [REF 4]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 ON PLATES: 'GARRARD MODEL 301/ SCHEDULE NO/ 51400/2/ [LOGO] GARRARD/ SWINDON/ TRADE MARK/ TRANSCRIPTION MOTOR/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ VOLTS 100/130 OR/ 200/250/ AMPS 0.25 OR 0.125/ WATTS 16/ 50 OR 60/ WITH CORRECT/ PULLERY' 'ON OFF' '78 45 33 1/3'/ MOLDED IN MAT: 'Garrard [3 TIMES]/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ MOLDED IN TONE ARM: 'BJ/ TAN II/ BJ'/ LABEL ON TOP: 'TANGENTIAL'/ PRINTED ON FRONT LEVER: '33 45 78'/.2 STICKER: 'ESL'/ PRINTED ON ARM: 'MADE IN ENGLAND/ PAT APPLIED FOR' [SAME ON BASE]'/.3 MOLDED IN ADAPTOR: 'GARRARD ADAPTOR FOR 45 R.P.M. RECORDS'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 CABINET: STAINED & VARNISHED; IVORY MOUNTING PLATE; BLACK TURNTABLE & MATT WITH SILVER RECTANGLES ON EDGE OF TURNTABLE; BLACK KNOBS; SILVER PLATES WITH BLACK PRINTING/.2 CLEAR PLASTIC WITH RED BRUSH/.3 WHITE

Decoration

N/A