Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
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Object Details
- Fi-cord International
- Description (Brief)
- This portable Fi-Cord reel-to-reel tape recorder was made in Switzerland around 1964. Intended for use as a portable dictating machine, the Fi-Cord model 101 weighs nearly two pounds (one kilogram).
- The Swiss economy has always been heavily dependant on exporting manufactured products, especially finely crafted items like clocks and watches. This tape recorder exhibits the skill one associates with Swiss engineering and also shows that they quickly adopted transistors for small electronic devices.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- from F.C. Harding
- 1964
- ID Number
- 1986.0407.01
- accession number
- 1986.0407
- catalog number
- 1986.0407.01
- Object Name
- tape recorder
- recording device
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4.2 cm x 8.4 cm x 16.2 cm; 1 5/8 in x 3 5/16 in x 6 3/8 in
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Magnetic Recording
- Communications
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_714030
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-59aa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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