Dictating machine, disk
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0202.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GRAY MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- AUDOGRAPH 5A DICTATOR
- LOCATION
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 814135
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & FRONT PANEL/ FABRIC STRIPS, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.5 cm
- Width
- 23.0 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
- GRAY
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Hartford
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK VOICE. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'THE GRAY MANUFACTURING CO./ HARTFORD, CONN. MADE INU.S.A./ 115 VOLTS 60 CY. 60 W./ 814135/ SER. NO. SEE PAT. NOTICE'/ ON FRONT & BACK: 'GRAY AUDOGRAPH'/ ON PANEL: 'RECORD LISTEN'/ LABEL ON BOTTOM: '[UNDER- WRITERS' SEAL]/ P.C.4/ Gray/ AUDOGRAPH/ THE GRAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ HART- FORD, CONNECTICUT, U.S.A./ ‘PATENT NOTICE/ Manufactured by the Gray Manufacturing Company under/ one or more of the following listed patents:/ UNITED STATES: 2,284,043; 2,296.870; 2,333,081; 2,354,739;/ 2,355,751; 2,366,458; 2,387,010; 2,359,489;/ 2,391,784; 2,410,607; 2,563,860; 2,613,939;/ 2,738,194; 2,740,633; 2,628,842;/ DESIGN D-177,083/ Great Britain: 532,095; 534,885; 534,886; 534,887; 613,0/ 550/ Norway: 71,077; 71,956/ Canada: 417,772; 429,703; 424,969; 423,139; 418,917; 432,019; 493,362/ Belgium: 433,715/ France: 852,601/ Brazil: 28,323/ Australia: 613,550/ Union of South Africa: 14,520/ Mexico: 53,880/ Japan: 201,031/ Germany: 831,612; 854,112; 866,259; 855,771; 872,273/ Switzerland: 263,323/ Denmark: 68,814/ Other United States and foreign patents pending. Licensed un[?]er United States, Canada and Newfoundland/ patents of American Telephone and Telegraph Company./ Western Electric Company, Incorporated, and Northern Elec-/ tric Company, Limited; but not for use interlocked with/ apparatus for taking or projection of pictures.'/ ‘WARRANTY NOTICE/ We warrant each new Audograph to be free from defects in/ material and workmanship under normal use and authorized/ service for a period of one year. This warranty is limited to/ making good at our factory any part which is returned/ within one year after date of delivery and which is/ reasonable determined by us to be defective.'/ RECORD NOTICE/ 'This instrument is for use only with safety plastic recording/ discs. Records complying with this requirement are available/ through authorized Audograph agencies./ MODEL B1D-5ADICTATOR/ 115 VOLTS/ 60 CY 60 W'/
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- DARK GREY PAINT, SHINY SURFACE/ BLACK & SILVER KNOBS/ SILVER STRIP AROUND SIDES & FRONT/ GREY FABRIC STRIPS ON TOP
- Decoration
- HORIZONTALLY STRIPED METAL STRIP ON FRONT & SIDES/ VERTICALLY RIDGED KNOBS WITH SILVER CENTRES/ CURVED SIDES
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GRAY MFG. CO., Dictating machine, disk, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1989.0202, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1989.0202.001/
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