Dictating Machine [Recordon]
Maker and role
Thermionic Products Limited, Manufacturer
Brush Development Company, Attributed to
Production date
Circa 1949
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Object detail
Accession number
1978.304
Description
Recordon dictaphone. Brown bakelite case with removable lid locked in place by two latches. Leather carry handle on side. Inside is a turntable. Needle arm with "TUNER" knob on top is stored in lid compartment, possibly damaged. Various buttons and plugs on lefthand side.
Marks
Recordon / THERMIONIC PRODUCTS LTD. / LONDON Maker's Plate
MADE IN ENGLAND / MANUFACTURED UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE BRUSH / DEVELOPMENT CO., U.S.A. PATENT No. 613114, PATENT No. / 599751, AND PATENTS PENDING. 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.W.1 / 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. / PATENT NO. 454,595. PATENT NO. 599,751. PATENT NO. 617,199 AND PATENT APPLICATION NO. / 5886/47 AND PATENTS PENDING. / MADE IN ENGLAND. Sticker
MADE IN ENGLAND / MANUFACTURED UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE BRUSH / DEVELOPMENT CO., U.S.A. PATENT No. 613114, PATENT No. / 599751, AND PATENTS PENDING. 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.W.1 / 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. / PATENT NO. 454,595. PATENT NO. 599,751. PATENT NO. 617,199 AND PATENT APPLICATION NO. / 5886/47 AND PATENTS PENDING. / MADE IN ENGLAND. Sticker
Credit Line
Thermionic Products Limited et al. Circa 1949. Dictating Machine [Recordon], 1978.304. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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