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Dictaphone Model 10, Type A

Object Details

Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Dictaphone Corporation
date made
after 1920
after 1924
Credit Line
Transfer from Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution
Physical Description
metal (overall materials)
plastic (mouthpiece materials)
Measurements
overall: 11 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in x 6 in; 29.845 cm x 31.75 cm x 15.24 cm
mouthpiece and tube: 30 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 76.2 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name
Dictating Machine
dictating machine
Other Terms
Dictating Machine; Electric
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