Disk, dictating machine

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2619.002

MANUFACTURER: Edison, Thomas A. Industries, McGraw-Edison Co.
MODEL: Diamond
LOCATION: West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 10
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: card stock box; paper envelope; tissue paper liners; plastic disks

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 3.5 cm
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: disks used to preserve voice recordings made on Edison Voicewriter disk dictating/recording machine
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on one side of disks reads: 'Thomas A Edison/McGRAW-EDISON COMPANY/THOMAS A. EDISON INDUSTRIES/WEST ORANGE, N.J."; lettering on reverse side of disks reads: "EDISON/DIAMOND DISC/MADE IN U.S.A."; lettering hand written in pen on box reads: "4-26-63"
Missing: N/A
Finish: each disk is a dark reddish-black with silver-white lettering around hole at centre; white tissur paper; yellow envelope; white box with red lettering
Decoration: diamond shaped logo appears on disks & on box

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Edison, Thomas A. Industries, McGraw-Edison Co., Disk, dictating machine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2619, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1987.2619.002/

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