Telephone answering device

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OBJECT TYPE
TAPE/SOLID STATE
DATE
1960–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1994.0395.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
ROBOT-PHONE TAD 15-RVX
LOCATION
Japan

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General Information

Serial #
2070333
Part Number
1
Total Parts
9
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC & METAL

Dimensions

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

Length
35.0 cm
Width
27.2 cm
Height
11.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Sound
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
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
UPPER PANEL 'ROBOT-PHONE/ TAD 15-RVX CLASSIC' & ABOVE BUTTONS 'POWER REW.STOP RESET PLAY RECORD [BELOW 'RECORD' IS '2 AUTO 1'] TEST VOL' & PL CL BL'/ ON BACK PANEL 'ROBOT PHONE/ MODEL TAD 15-RVX/ SOLID STATE/ SERIAL NUMBER 2070333/ AC117 VOLTS 50/60Hz 20WATTS/ MANUFACTUREED FOR ROBOTRONICS CORPORATION/ 61 ST. CATHERINE STREET EAST/ MONTREAL 129, CANADA JAPAN', 'FREQUENCY 937.5 Hz'/ 3 #'D DIALS MK'D 'REMOTE SENS.', 'TIMER CONTROL', 'BELL SENS'/ OTHER CONTROLS MK'D 'DIAL TONE CONT.', 'OFF MON. ON/ C TIMER F/ ONE WAY TWO/ OFF COUP. ON'/.2 'Remote Message Master/ MODEL TAD 15-RVX/ FREQUENCY 937.5 Hz/ SERIAL NUMBER 2070333/ DC.9V/ ROBOTRONICS CORPORATION/ 61ST. CATHERINE STREET EAST/ MONTREAL 129, CANADA' .
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
HAS WOODGRAIN FINISH ON SIDES; BLACK PANELS ON FRONT & BACK; BLACK LID; SILVERTONE PANEL ON TOP & SILVERTONE EDGING ON LID; BLACK MARKINGS ON TOP PANEL, WHITE MARKINGS ON BACK PANEL; BUTTONS ARE TAUPE WITH ONE RED ONE; WHITE, RED & GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS.
Decoration
N/A

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