Dictation Machine [Mail-A-Voice]
Maker and role
Brush Development Company, Manufacturer
Object detail
Accession number
1970.206.2
Production period
Description
Mail-a-voice disc recorder / record player model BK503. Square, brown metal case with hinging lid, yellow stripes, orange light on front, carry handle on side and several sockets on the side. Inside is a turntable with needle arm, playback / record controls and a power cable with plug cut off.
Marks
Mail-A-Voice / PROFESSIONAL MODEL Maker's Mark
Mail-A-Voice / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS / [...] / MODEL BK-503 / 110-120 VOLTS A.C. / [50] CYCLES 31 WATTS / LICENSE AND PATENT NOTICE / Licensed under United States patent rights of The Brush Development / Company and Magnetone, Inc. Patents pending. Licensed under United / States patents of American Telephone and Telegraph Company and / Western Electric Company, Inc., but not for use (a) interlocked with / apparatus for the taking or projection of pictures; or (b) in connection / transmitting apparatus for wire program or radio broadcast purposes; / or (c) directly, indirectly or acoustically connected to a telephone line / accessible to the public through a telephone exchange or a toll telephone / system. / TRADE MARK / THE BRUSH DEVELOPMENT CO. / Made in U.S.A. CLEVELAND, OHIO 201408 Maker's Plate
FREDERICK W. SMITH LTD. Sticker
Mail-A-Voice / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS / [...] / MODEL BK-503 / 110-120 VOLTS A.C. / [50] CYCLES 31 WATTS / LICENSE AND PATENT NOTICE / Licensed under United States patent rights of The Brush Development / Company and Magnetone, Inc. Patents pending. Licensed under United / States patents of American Telephone and Telegraph Company and / Western Electric Company, Inc., but not for use (a) interlocked with / apparatus for the taking or projection of pictures; or (b) in connection / transmitting apparatus for wire program or radio broadcast purposes; / or (c) directly, indirectly or acoustically connected to a telephone line / accessible to the public through a telephone exchange or a toll telephone / system. / TRADE MARK / THE BRUSH DEVELOPMENT CO. / Made in U.S.A. CLEVELAND, OHIO 201408 Maker's Plate
FREDERICK W. SMITH LTD. Sticker
Media/Materials
Other name
Talking Book Machine
Credit Line
Brush Development Company. Dictation Machine [Mail-A-Voice], 1970.206.2. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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