Organ kit
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1996.0337.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRONIC/2 OCTAVE/TOY
- DATE
- 1981
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0337.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 28-215
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BOX: CARDSTOCK/.1WOOD/.2 SYNTHETIC/.3 -.7 SYNTHETIC & METAL/.8 METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 40.8 cm
- Width
- 18.0 cm
- Height
- 4.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Music
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- PROBABLY THE 1970S AND 1980S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE, MADE IN JAPAN FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. THIS ONE WAS PURCHASED IN FLORIDA FOR USE IN QUEBEC. - Function
-
WHEN ASSEMBLED, IT PRODUCES 15 MUSICAL NOTES IN TWO OCTAVES. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE ELECTRONIC KITS AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE 1980S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 NO MARKINGS/.2 READS IN PART: 'Science Fair 2 OCTAVE ELECTRONIC ORGAN/ [DESIGNATIONS AROUND OPENINGS FOR INSERTION OF VARIOUS PARTS]'/.3 PACKAGING READS: 'ARCHER/ PENLIGHT/ BATTERY HOLDER/ HOLDS 2 "AA" CELLS'/ PRINTING ON MOUNTING CARDBOARD FOR:.4 'SPEAKER ASSEMBLY';.5 'ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT/ PARTS';.6 'TRIMMED WIRES/ COPPER WIRE';.7 KEY LEVERS/ WHITE KNOBS';.8 'SPRING TERMINALS/ BATTERY HOLDERS/ SCREWS & NUTS'/ ALSO ON CARD: 'BATTERIES/ (AA PENLIGHT)'/WRITING ON BOX COVER INCLUDES: 'Science Fair/ Electronic Organ Kit/ BUILD YOUR OWN ORGAN COMES WITH FITTED HARDWOOD CASE 2 FULL OCTAVES SOLID STATE/ MFD IN JAPAN FOR ALLIED ELECTRONICS, A TANDY CORPORATION COMPANY, CHICALG ILL/ CAT 28-215'
- Missing
- BATTERIES
- Finish
- BOX: ORANGE BOTTOM; MULTI-COLOURED TOP/.1 VARNISHED/.2 WHITE WITH BLUE PRINTING/.3 WHITE/.4 BLUE/.5 MAINLY GREY/.6 RED, BLUE, YELLOW, GREY, AND WHITE/.7 WHITE & SHINY METAL/.8 SHINY METAL
- Decoration
- COLOURED DRAWINGS OF FINISHED ORGAN AND PARTS ON BOX LID
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Unknown Manufacturer, Organ kit, circa 1981, Artifact no. 1996.0337, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0337.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This



































































































