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OBJECT TYPE: WET CLEAN
DATE: 1970–1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0512.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ENDURO-CLEAN
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SPONGE OR SPONGE-LIKE PAD, SEALED WITHINPLASTIC BAG.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.3 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS CLEANING PAD NEVER USED. THIS TYPE USED C. 1970S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO CLEAN SURFACE OF PHONOGRAPH DISKS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF WET CLEAN VARIETY OF RECORD DISK CLEANING PAD, SOLD IN GENERAL ELECTRONICS STORE. THIS PAD WAS ADVERTISED AS USEFUL FOR CLEANING RECORDS, AND DISCHARGING STATIC ELECTRICITY THEREBY REDUCING THE ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON CLEANED DISKS. (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Pad itself is unmarked. Bag reads " NEW [exclamation mark]/ REALISTIC [registered trade mark symbol]/ SPACEAGE/ ENDURO-CLEAN/ RECORD/ CLEANING PAD/ Cleans Your Records.../ And Keeps Them Clean [exclamation mark]/ 98 [cents] / 42-121 " & " DIRECTIONS/ Wet ENDURO-CLEAN pad/ thoroughly and squeeze dry./ Place record on turntable and/ wipe with circular motion- fol-/ lowing record grooves./ The ENDUR0-CLEAN pad has/ chemical properties which com-/ pletely discharge static elec-/ tricity and remove dust and/ other foreign material to preserve and protect your records. Always rinse ENDURO-CLEAN pad after using prior to storing/ for future use."*
Missing: NONE.
Finish: FINELY RIBBED YELLOW PAD. CLEAR PASTIC BAG HAS BLUE DECORATIVE GRAPHICS, AND BLACK TEXT.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cleaner, disk, circa 1970–1985, Artifact no. 1996.0512, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0512.001/

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