- Accession Number:
- 2015.21.1
- Description:
- Handi-Cassette, GE 3-5184; charcoal plastic case with black plastic sides and black inset plate on top front; chrome plated aluminum buttons with raised symbols on left side: pause, stop-eject, forward, reverse, play, and record; condenser microphone with bright grill above buttons on left; front has cassette door with clear window, slotted for motion sensing on one drive wheel; front also has toggle for microphone sensitivity, and two slide switches for variable speed and pitch control; right side has AC-DC jack , slide toggles for tape side, and speed, and an indexing button; top has toggle for variable speech pitch control, rotary volume dial, and jacks for remote microphone, remote control, and earphone; back has speaker grill and battery compartment; APH logo in white on cassette door; VSC Corporation logo in blue beside speed control slider and screened on brushed aluminum panel surrounding cassette player controls; in silver ink on bottom, "RC 1193".
- Height:
- 6.5
- Width:
- 4.25
- Depth:
- 1.875
- Date Made:
- ca. 1990
- Maker:
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Place of Origin:
- Malaysia; Louisville, KY
- Collection:
- APH Collection
- History/Provenance:
- APH Collection
- Credit Line:
- APH Collection, 2015.21
- Subjects:
- Assistive technology Reading devices for the disabled Talking books Tape players/recorders
- Dimension Notes:
- overall
- Made:
- General Electric, American Printing House for the Blind, VSC Corporation
- Material:
- Plastic, nylon, aluminum
- Updated:
- 02/15/2021