Minifon "Hi-Fi" Dictation Machine

Made:
1961-1967 in Hamburg
maker:
Protona GmbH
Minifon "Hi-Fi" dictation machine, 1961-1967

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Minifon "Hi-Fi" dictation machine, 1961-1967
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Minifon "Hi-Fi" dictation machine, 1961-1967. A high quality cassette-tape-based dictation recorder. Superseding the earlier Minifon which used steel wire as the recording medium. Assumed it was used for note-taking by the BBC. Comprises box containing: recorder, 2 x Dynamic microphone, footswitch, stethoscope headset & spare cassette tapes. The unique Minifon type cassettes were designed for 1 hour (2 x 30 minutes), ½ hour (2 x 15 minutes), and 12 (2 x 6) minutes of recording time. A wide variety of additional accessories were also available for this machine.

Details

Category:
Television
Collection:
BBC Heritage Collection
Object Number:
2012-5118/194
Measurements:
overall: 160 mm x 220 mm x 295 mm, 2 kg
type:
dictation machine