Dictating Machine (Recordon)
Maker and role
Thermionic Products Limited, Manufacturer
Brush Development Company, Attributed to
Production date
Circa 1948
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Object detail
Accession number
F32.2001
Production period
Description
Recordon dictaphone. Brown bakelite case with removable lid locked in place by two latches. Leather carry handle on side. Inside is a turntable with black cover plate. Needle arm with "TUNER" knob on top. Various buttons and plugs on lefthand side.
Marks
Recordon / MADE IN ENGLAND BY / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD Impressed
Recordon / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD / LONDON Maker's Plate
Recordon / INSTRUCTIONS / FOR USE. / [...] / MODEL No. T.P.503 200/250 or 100/130 VOLTS. 50 CYCLES. 40 WATTS. / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD., LONDON, S.E.11 / MANUFACTURED UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE BRUSH DEVELOPMENT CO. OF THE U.S.A. / LICENSED UNDER THE BRUSH DEVELOPMENT CO. THE BRUSH CRYSTAL CO. MAGNETONE / INC. AND THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD. PATENT No. 454595, 599751 AND OTHERS. PATENTS / PENDING IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. / MADE IN ENGLAND. Sticker
Recordon / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD / LONDON Maker's Plate
Recordon / INSTRUCTIONS / FOR USE. / [...] / MODEL No. T.P.503 200/250 or 100/130 VOLTS. 50 CYCLES. 40 WATTS. / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD., LONDON, S.E.11 / MANUFACTURED UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE BRUSH DEVELOPMENT CO. OF THE U.S.A. / LICENSED UNDER THE BRUSH DEVELOPMENT CO. THE BRUSH CRYSTAL CO. MAGNETONE / INC. AND THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD. PATENT No. 454595, 599751 AND OTHERS. PATENTS / PENDING IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. / MADE IN ENGLAND. Sticker
Credit Line
Thermionic Products Limited et al. Circa 1948. Dictating Machine (Recordon), F32.2001. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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