Accession Number: 2006.19.6
Description: Victor Hydraulic Record Press; heavy steel base with floor mounting holes, tapers up to round support base for the ram; cast in base, "MA352-26"; pipe fitting extends downward from the main support; four(4) 2.375" diameter steel posts extend up out of main support; top plate is hinged to the rear two posts, slots in the plate fit over the two front posts and are locked by a sliding bar; the bottom plate rests on the main support, held down by two heavy springs; guides in the sides of the bottom plate would allow it two slide up the posts to close the press when the ram is activated; note the 15" top and bottom dies are not present; painted aqua-blue with evidence of formers coats of rotal blue and yellow; posts and inner surfaces are unpainted.
Height: 54.75
Width: 25
Depth: 28
Date Made: ca. 1937
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection
Subjects: Presses Sound recording and reproducing Talking books
Made: Victor
Material: Steel;
Updated: 12/10/2010
