Player, disk
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 78 RPM/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0078.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PHONO MOTORS LTD.
- MODEL
- PHONO-TRONIC BAND BOX RP-4E
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- W 106
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY, RECORD STAGE & PARTS/ FABRIC SPEAKER COVER/ PLASTIC ON-OFF VOLUME KNOB & ELECTRICAL PLUG/ RUBBER CARRYING HANDLE & ELECTRICAL CORD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.7 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 16.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PHONO
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1950'S
- Canada
-
BUILT & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO PLAY 78 RPM DISK RECORDS - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF NOVELTY TYPE RECORD PLAYER THAT FIT TURNTABLE & RECORD STAGE IN A RELATIVELY SMALL CONTAINER - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STICKER BESIDE SPEAKER, GOLD & RED WITH BLACK & WHITE WRITING `PHONO-TRONIC/ BAND/ BOX/ PHOTO MOTORS LTD. TORONTO'/ MFR'S PLATE NEAR MOTOR `PHONO MOTORS LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA/ MODEL RP-4E FREQ. 60~/ VOLTS 115 AMP..4/ SERIAL W106/ CSA APP. NO. 7277'/ COMBINATION ON-OFF VOLUME SWITCH LABELED/ IN RAISED LETTERS ON STYLIS MOUNTING (UNDER SIDE OF NEEDLE ARM) `AMERICAN'
- Missing
- APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE
- Finish
- BODY OF DISK PLAYER, LIGHT GREY & BLUE, RECORD STAGE LIGHT BLUE/ CARRYING HANDLE IS CLEAR, BLUE IN COLOUR/ ON-OFF KNOB & ELECTRICL CORD BROWN/MOTOR PARTS THAT ARE VISIBLE ARE BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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PHONO MOTORS LTD., Player, disk, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1994.0078, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0078.001/
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