Object ID:
2011.39
Title:
Special "Stamper" stylus
Creator:
Stanton Magnetics, Inc.
Description:
Phonograph stylus cartridge supported on angled polyester card within hinged clear plastic case; screened in silver on side of cartridge, "STANTON/BPS-M"; screened in silver on top of case, "S"; paper instruction sheet; square clear plastic case hinged in middle with friction tab on front.
Dimensions:
H-1.375 W-1.375 D-1.5 inches
Date:
ca. 1985
Made by:
Stanton Magnetics, Inc.
Place of Origin:
Plainview, NY
Collection:
APH Collection
Provenance:
APH began recording books on rigid vinyl records in 1936. The company phased out rigid vinyl records in 1987. From desk of APH tape duplication supervisor Lou Tingle. Used for quality control to listen to a metal record master or "stamper" prior to production on a record press. As the stamper was in reverse of the LPs it was designed to produce, it required a unique stylus in order to listen to its contents. Patent# 3,546,399 dates from 1970.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2011.39
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Phonograph Needle
Phonograph Needle