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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0148.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF TAPE RECORDER PROBABLY USED IN 1960S. (REF. 1)
Canada: EXAMPLE OF AN INEXPENSIVE TAPE RECORDER THAT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST AVAILABLE TO MANY CANADIANS UNABLE TO AFFORD MORE EFFECTIVE MACHINES, WHICH AT THIS TIME WERE STILL VERY EXPENSIVE. (REF. 1)
Function: TO RECORD & PLAY BACK AUDIO SIGNALS ON MAGNETIC TAPE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A VERY SIMPLE PORTABLE TAPE RECORDER, FEATURING A PERMANENT ERASE HEAD, COMBINED RECORD/PLAYBACK HEAD AND SINGLE-MOTOR RIM DRIVE. DUE TONUMEROUS TECHNICAL COMPROMISES AIMED AT EXTREME ECONOMY OF MANUFACTURE, THIS MACHINE WOULD HAVE PRODUCED POOR SOUND QUALITY. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "[logo]/ MIDLAND" printed in black in lower left front corner. All controls, connections, etc. labelled. "[logo]/ TRANSISTOR/ TAPE RECORDER" printed on blue decal applied to cover over read/write head. "NN" & "USE "C" SIZE/ + FLASHLIGHT CELL/ MIDLAND 20-814" printed on battery compartment liner..2 "JAPAN" cast in raised print on jack end..3 "1", "76" & "MADE IN JAPAN" cast in raised print on one side of reel; opposite side is identical save cast "2"..4 "1" & "76" cast in raised print on one side of reel; opposite side is identical save cast "2" & "MADE IN JAPAN"..5 "SOLID STATE" printed on plate recessed in lower left corner of top. "2.00" handwritten in blue ink on inside of lid.
Missing: GRILLE ON CRYSTAL MICROPHONE MISSING. MAY ORIGINALLY HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH EARPHONE.
Finish: .1 GREEN-GREY CASING EXTERIOR & CARRYING STRAP. SILVER METAL CONTRAST PANEL HOUSES CONTROLS. TOP INTERIOR PANEL IS DARK GREY..2 CREAM-COLOUR MICROPHONE CASING, CORD & PLUG..3-.4 CLEAR SYNTHETIC REELS; DARK BROWN TAPE..5 SILVER-GREEN CASING TOP.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Reel, tape, between 1960–1965, Artifact no. 2002.0148, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0148.003/

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