General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CABINET, TURNTABLE, TONE-ARM AND WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC AND FELT TURNTABLE MAT/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ METAL, SYNTHETIC AND GLASS WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

167.0 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

86.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MCCURDY

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

THIS UNIT USED BY DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1996

Canada

PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS BUILT ACROSS CANADA FROM1959-1963 TO SHELTER GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICIALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.

Function

USED TO PLAYBACK RECORDED AUDIO ON DISKS.

Technical

PART OF A "PACKAGED" STUDIO BROADCAST SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDED, IN ONE UNIT, ALL FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OPERATE AN AM OR FM BROADCAST STATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

4 IDENTICAL MFG'S PLATES: 'MCCURDY/ RADIO INDUSTRIES LIMITED'/ EMBOSSED IN TURNTABLE MATS: 'MCCURDY RADIO INDUSTRIES LIMITED TORONTO CANADA'/ PRINTED ON METAL BESIDE TURNTABLE: '78 OFF 45 OFF 33'/ PRINTED ON FRONT PANELS:'MOTOR''CUE''STD.MG.''FLAT 78 R1AA ROLL OFF''MCCURDY'/ DYNOTAPE AFFIXED TO TOP: 'WARNING/ WATCH STYLUS''STYLII IN CUPBOARD''LEAVE IN OFF POSITIONS'

Missing

ONE SIDE PANEL/ ONE WARNING LIGHT

Finish

BLUE ENAMEL CABINET; GREY HAMMERLIN TONE-ARMS; POLISHED METAL TURNTABLE WITH GREENISH BROWN MAT; BLACK KNOBS; WHITE PRINTING

Decoration

N/A