Dictating machine, disk
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Disk/table
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.2616.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Edison, Thomas A. Inc.
- MODEL
- VPC-1
- LOCATION
- West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- VPC-9009
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- Voicewriter
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- predom. steel & unidentified non-ferrous metal - possibly aluminum; rubber feet; plastic panels top & bottom; paper index slip inserted; plastic coated electrical cable & connectors
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
- 24.5 cm
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Edison
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- West Orange
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
to record & play back voice dictation/ records onto plastic "diamond disc" - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering on mfr. plate reads: "THOMAS A. EDISON/INCORPORATED/WEST ORANGE, N.J./EDISON/MODEL VPC-1/EDISON VOICEWRITER/DIVISION/105-125 VOLTS - 60 CYCLES A.C. - 25 WATTS - 35 AMPERES/VOICEWRITER SERIAL NO. VPC-[engraved]9009/MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PATENT NOTICE ATTACHED/68210"; raised & painted lettering on top panel reads: "Thomas A. Edison/EDISON/VOICEWRITER"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- brown panel on bottom; dark green panel on top; black feet; silver housing; red play-record button
- Decoration
- none
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Edison, Thomas A. Inc., Dictating machine, disk, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2616, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.2616.001/
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