GE Model 3-5198A Cassette Recorder

Player, Audiocassette

Accession Number:
2007.16.5
Description:
Leather textured ivory plastic case; retractable chrome-colored plastic handle; ivory push-button controls on right with raised symbols for record, play, rewind, forward, stop, and pause; toggle switches on left for tape speed (15/16 or 1 7/8), tape side (1-2 or 3-4), and on/off for the microphone; simulated condenser speaker grill; slide switches on left for volume and tone; brown plastic face plates with gray graphics; push-button index button to left of cassette door and separate sliding controls for pitch and speed; speaker grill above controls and tape compartment; recessed hole in cassette door allows tactile monitoring of cassette progress; jacks below handle for earphone, remote microphone, aux/out, and aux/in; black AC power cord stored in compartment on back; Nickel Cadmium battery compartment on bottom; GE serial no. 006136; Model # 3-5196B.
Height:
3
Width:
0.375
Depth:
11.125
Date Made:
2004
Maker:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Taiwan; Louisville, KY
Collection:
APH Collection
History/Provenance:
APH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2007.16
Subjects:
Assistive technology Reading devices for the disabled. Talking books. Tape players/recorders.
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
American Printing House for the Blind; General Electric
Material:
Plastic
Updated:
02/15/2021