Tape, audio

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OBJECT TYPE: REEL-TO-REEL/1/2 TRACK
DATE: 1972
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.1317.001

MANUFACTURER: ELECTROSONIC LTD.
MODEL: BAIRD T.V. DISC
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC, IN CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ELECTROSONIC
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: TAPE HAS NEVER BEEN USED
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE A COPY ON AUDIO TAPE OF A RECORDNG OF T.V. SIGNALS ORIGINALLY MADE ON A PHONOGRAPH DISC
Technical: THIS IS A NEW RECORDING OF A TELEVISION SIGNAL ORIGINALLY RECORDED ON A PHONOGRAPH DISC - IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THIS ORIGINAL RECORDING TO BE BROADCAST ON A SCANNING DISC RECEIVER/ THIS SCANNING DISC TECHNOLOGY WAS APPARENTLY NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL, BUT ISCONSIDERED AN EXAMPLE OF INGENUITY & ENTERPRISE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BOX 'ELECTROSONIC/ Electrosonic Limited Electronic Control and Audio Systems/ 47 Old Woolwich Road London SE10 9PW/ Phone: 01-858 4784/5/6 Cables: Multiplex London SE10/ Client I.T.A./ Title BAIRD T.V. DISC/ Date 21st July, 1972/ Top track-Baird Tone/ Lower track-750Hz/ control tone/ 7 ips half track/ ELECTROSONIC'/ INDENTED IN REEL 'Scotch/ 2' & '4/ 3/ 2/ 1' DOWN ONE ARM
Missing: N/A
Finish: TAPE IS BROWN ON A CLEAR, COLOURLESS REEL/ BOX IS WHITE WITH BLACK, GREY & BLUE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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ELECTROSONIC LTD., Tape, audio, 1972, Artifact no. 1972.1317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1972.1317.001/

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