Record 29/572 |
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Description
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| Green plastic case with simulated leather texture, nickel plated hardware; aqua blue plastic carrying handle on front; hinged lid with two latches on front that turn to the left to open; RCA headphone jack on front right of case; green plastic deck with light gray enameled steel 9" turntable on left; turntable orginally covered in gray foam; ivory slide switch to left of base of turntable adjusts three-speed motor from 33-16-8 rpm with a neutral station between 16 and 8; green fabric colored rectangular speaker screwed into left side of lid; black plastic on-off toggle switch on front right of deck; dark gray enameled phonograph arm on right, manually operated, green plastic rests; black plastic dials on right edge of deck labeled in raised letters and braille for volume and tone; black plastic power cord stores in compartment at rear of base; four black rubber feet on base; Library of Congress seal in relief of deck with legend, "National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress"; aluminum tag on front of lid, "A-79 13229"; special features: automatic cut-off at end of record, two-sided needle, detachable lid. |
NLS A-79 Talking Book Machine
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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.
| A-79 NLS TB Machine, closed |
Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.