BBC DRD/1A Single Turntable Desk
- Made:
- circa 1948
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BBC DRD/1A single turntable disk reproducing desk c.1948. This was suitable for either 78 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm standard groove recordings on disks up to the maximum size then used (17 1/4 inches diameter). This 1A version is fitted with two pickup arms. The original looks like EMI type, the later one looks like a modified SME.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Collection:
- BBC Heritage Collection
- Object Number:
- 2012-5118/212
- Materials:
- aluminium alloy, plastic (unidentified) and electronic components
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1095 mm x 694 mm x 585 mm, 135.5 kg
- type:
- single turntable desk
