Dictating Machine (Recordon)

Maker and role
Thermionic Products Limited, Manufacturer
Brush Development Company, Attributed to
 Production date
Circa 1948
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Accession number
F33.2001
Maker
Thermionic Products Limited
Brush Development Company
Production period
1940s
Description
Recordon dictating machine. Brown bakelite case with carry handle (leather). Removable lid with latches on sides. Compartment within lid for storing tapes etc. Turntable on top of machine with brown felt cover. Needle arm for recording/playback. Switches, dials, plugs, light, and sockets on left side. Magnetic eraser bar included.
Marks
Recordon / MADE IN ENGLAND BY / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD Embossed
Recordon / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD / LONDON Maker's Mark
ERASE BAR FOR / Recordon / Thermionic Products Ltd. London. S.E. [...] Printed
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
Media/Materials
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Bakelite
Processed Material/Leather
Processed Material/Metal
Credit Line
Thermionic Products Limited et al. Circa 1948. Dictating Machine (Recordon), F33.2001. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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