2007.16.5

GE Model 3-5198A Cassette Recorder

American Printing House for the Blind

Leather textured ivory plastic case; retractable chrome-colored plastic handle; ivory push-button controls on right with raised symbols for record, play, rewind, forward, stop, and pause; toggle switches on left for tape speed (15/16 or 1 7/8), tape side (1-2 or 3-4), and on/off for the microphone; simulated condenser speaker grill; slide switches on left for volume and tone; brown plastic face plates with gray graphics; push-button index button to left of cassette door and separate sliding controls for pitch and speed; speaker grill above controls and tape compartment; recessed hole in cassette door allows tactile monitoring of cassette progress; jacks below handle for earphone, remote microphone, aux/out, and aux/in; black AC power cord stored in compartment on back; Nickel Cadmium battery compartment on bottom; GE serial no. 006136; Model # 3-5196B.

H-3 W-0.375 D-11.125 inches

2004

American Printing House for the Blind; General Electric

Taiwan; Louisville, KY

APH Collection

Introduced in 1998 and discontinued in 2009, the last of a long line of GE tabletop cassette machines designed for APH. The main alteration from the previous model, the 5196B, was a sliding switch providing digital pitch control. Other changes were a more powerful amplifier and a low battery alarm. Accessories included a carrying case with shoulder strap.

APH Collection, 2007.16