Machine, Transcribing
- Object Name:
- Machine, Transcribing
- Object ID:
- 1998.027.58
- Creator:
- The Soundscriber Corp. -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- New Haven, CT
- Date:
- 1945
- Description:
- Sound Scriber, audio transcribing machine. Wood, metal, and plastic. Machine is within a fitted leather-covered wooden box. Box has handle and knob on top, and front and back latched openings. Front opening reveals the turntable (black painted wood), the inscriber (with decal, "SOUND SCRIBER / RECORDING HEAD"), the listening head (with decal, "LISTEN"), a swing-out microphone (hinged to lid), a volume knob, on/off and start/stop toggle switches, and a disk-space guage. On front of box is the lid latch with a locking mechanism, a listen/talk toggle, and a fabric-covered speaker. Rear opening of box reveals back of Sound Scriber unit with several outlets, power cord, nameplate with serial number ("SOUND SCRIBER / TRADE MARK / SERIAL NO. PRWWOU / MFD. BY THE SOUNDSCRIBER CORP. / NEW HAVEN, CONN. / SEE PATENT NOTICES ON UNDER SIDE OF INSTRUMENT"), and paper stapled to rear lid which lists Sound Scriber patents.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Composition - Dimensions:
- H-9.5 L-9.75 D-14 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gardner Lamson
- People:
- Lamson, Gardner P. (1916-20002)
- Subjects:
- Audio, Machine, Scriber, Sound, Sound Scriber, Soundscriber, Transcribe, Transcribing
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