General Information

Serial #

1263

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS COMPOSITION.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Boosey Hawkes

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS MACHINE PROBABLY USED MID- 1940S TO 1950S.

Canada

USED BY DR. W. CLIFFORD SCOTT, A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS, AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ITS PARENTBODY THE CANADIAN PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY. DR. SCOTT PRACTIED IN LONDON, ENGLAND AND IN MONTREAL, PQ. HE TAUGHT AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY, AND AT SEVERAL MONTREAL HOSPITALS FROM 1954-1995.

Function

TO RECORD AN AUDIO SIGNAL BY MAGNETIZATION OF STEEL WIRE, AND TO PLAY BACK RECORDED SOUNDS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A WIRE RECORDER, A TECHNOLOGY WHICH PRECEEDED THE TAPE RECORDER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate in upper right of machine front reads "MODEL TYE A/ SERIAL NO. 1263/ 230 VOLTS 50~0.6 AMPS/ MADE BY/ BOOSEY & HAWKES LTD./ LONDON ENGLAND ". All controls, etc. labelled. Plate below reels includes instructions "SET INNER MINUTE/ HAND TO ZERO-/ SET OUTER MINUTE/ HAND TO DESIRED/ STOPPING POINT", "TO START MACHINE/ AFTER AUTOMATIC/ HAS STOPPED MACHINE/ PUSH IN ON OUTER/ MINUTE KNOB" and "TO ERASE WHEN NOT/ RECORDING TURN MOTOR/ CONTROL AND SELECTOR/ KNOB TO RECORD AND/ VOLUME CONTROL TO ZERO." Plate on chassis reads "MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENCE FROM/ THE ARMOUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION/ CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A./ PATENTS PENDING ". "583" Handwritten in grease pencil in upper right of chassis. Paper tag tied inside reads "FOOT/SWITCH"./ .2 "B-H" printed on door.

Missing

MICROPHONE & POWER LEADS, AND MICROPHONE STAND ARE MISSING; MAY BE MISSING MECHANICAL COMPONENTS.

Finish

BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED CASING; BLUE AND SILVER CONTROL PANEL ON INSIDE FRONT.

Decoration

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