| Date |
[n.d.] |
| Description |
Metal stamper (master) for pressing a 10-inch talking book record. Stamped in metal is the number 96194X. |
| Made |
American Printing House for the Blind |
| Material |
Nickel |
| Object ID |
1992.129 |
| Object Name |
Master, Phonograph Record |
| Place of Origin |
Louisville, KY |
| Provenance/History |
The American Printing House for the Blind created metal stampers for use in a record press to produce rigid vinyl talking book records. The stampers were made by electroplating the silver-coated side of an acetate master and, then, peeling the acetate away from the resulting nickel-plated stamper. Electroplating equipment was installed at the company in 1939. The last rigid vinyl disc was pressed on May 8, 1987 for the 1986 recording of "Those Days." |
| Search Terms |
Manufacturing aids, tools, and supplies |
| Subjects |
Sound equipment & supplies
Sound recording and reproducing
Talking books |
| Title |
Nickel-plated stamper for a talking book record |
| Used |
Talking books production |
