1992.303

SoundScriber

Walnut veneer wooden cabinet with vent grills on front and both sides; clear "Sound Sciber" indicator bar on top (lit from behind by an internal light bulb) shows progress of recording disk completion; black hard rubber turntable on black enameled steel deck recessed under cover of cabinet, gray aluminum tone arm on right, on/off toggle switch, and brown Bakelite volume knob; brass label on the front below headphone jack reads "Insert Listening Device, SoundScriber"; on back of machine is another brass tag, "SoundScriber Trade Mark T-22820 Mfg. By The Sound Scriber Corp. New Haven, Conn. USA." and "Property of Claim Department"; power cord and earphone missing.

H-8.25 W-10.25 D-12.5 inches

ca. 1945

The SoundScriber Corp.

New Haven, CT

KSB Collection

Originally developed as an office dictating machine, it used 6 to 7-inch plastic discs holding 12 to 15 minutes of recorded material. "This machine was the first playback machine for volunteer-recorded books." --museum exhibit label.

Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1992.303