phonograph on table
Date1949
Inventory NumberDPWN0055
ClassificationPhonograph
Subject
Maker
Rek-O-Kut Company
1940s - 1970s
Maker
David P. Wheatland
1898 - 1993
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions76 x 61 x 41 cm (29 15/16 x 24 x 16 1/8 in.)
Material
Accessoriesinstructions packet in envelope. Small bag of screws, wooden panel, small lamp with wire.
DescriptionTurntable and tonearm mounted on a wooden, shop-built table (rectangular table on wheels).
Turntable has a cork covered platter. Tonarm is rectangular, with L-shaped rest. There are two dials mounted on top of the table and one on the side.
Knobs for selecting two record speeds and four different record qualities (flat, transcriptions and quiet records, good records, poor records).
Electrical plugs and switches on the sides outside, and the electric parts mounted under the tabletop.
Rectangular wood table with lower shelf and 4 wheels.
Turntable has a cork covered platter. Tonarm is rectangular, with L-shaped rest. There are two dials mounted on top of the table and one on the side.
Knobs for selecting two record speeds and four different record qualities (flat, transcriptions and quiet records, good records, poor records).
Electrical plugs and switches on the sides outside, and the electric parts mounted under the tabletop.
Rectangular wood table with lower shelf and 4 wheels.
Signedplate on top panel: REK-O-KUT / COMPANY / LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A. / SER. NO 3-1257 MODEL T 12
plate on side panel: GRAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPEMENT CO. INC. / WESTCHESTER COUNTY ELMSFORD, N.Y.
raised lettering on bulb switch: LEVISON
InscribedHas many pamphlets in envelope, including diagram by D. P. Wheatland - where are these?
Curatorial Remarkslabel 1: DPW / N-55
label 2: GRADY 606 / EQUILIZER / CONNECT TO / 250W INPUT / INSERTION LOSS 20 LB / OUTPUT LEVEL - 67 / 4.7CM.SEC
FunctionPlaying records
Historical AttributesMr. Wheatland appears to have made this phonograph himself from various parts: Turntable (Rekocut Co., Long Island City, N.Y.). All other parts home-made. February 17, 1949.
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