Wirek Model B1 wire recorder

Made:: 1951-1960 in Edgware

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Wirek Model B1 wire recorder, serial no
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Wirek Model B1 wire recorder, serial no. 2376, manufactured by Wirek Electronics Ltd, Deansbrook Road, Edgware, Middlesex, 1950s. (Supply spool broken, crystal gramophone pick up and microphone missing)

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Category:: Sound Reproduction

Object Number:: 1990-383

type:: recorder

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Wirek Model B1 wire recorder

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