| Object ID |
2001.225 |
| Object Name |
Phonograph |
| Title |
SoundScriber |
| Made |
New Haven, CT |
| Date |
ca. 1945 |
| Description |
2001.225 - Soundscriber has a wooden cabinet, a turntable, a tone arm, an on/off switch, and a volume knob. A metal label on the front reads "Insert Listening Device, SoundScriber." Maker's mark on metal label attached to the back of the machine. The patent notices are printed on a piece of paper stapled to the bottom of the cabinet. Includes a black vinyl cover, with "SoundScriber" printed on the top, that fits over the machine. 2001.225.1 - Transformer that plugs into the back of the SoundScriber. It measures 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. The exterior is black metal. "A584" is painted on the bottom. 2001.225.2 - Control box that has one switch and plugs into the Sounscriber. It measures 2 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 3 in. The exterior is black metal. 2001.225.3 - One flexible, black vinyl disc without grooves; 7 in. diameter. 2001.225.4 - One flexible, green vinyl disc with grooves; 7 in. diameter. |
| Makers mark |
SoundScriber Trade Mark Serial No. TSCRW Mfg. By The SoundScriber Corp. New Haven, Conn. See Patent Notices on Under Side of Instrument. |
| Provenance/History |
"This machine was the first playback machine for volunteer-recorded books." --museum exhibit label. Originally developed as an office dictating machine, it used 6 to 7-inch plastic discs holding 12 to 15 minutes of recorded material. |
| Material |
Wood, plastic, aluminum, vinyl |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Talking book machines.
Talking books. |
| Credit line |
Gift of Roger Wahler, 2001.225 |
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