Webster-Chicago Wire Recorder Model 81-1

Manufacturer: Webster-Chicago

Model Number: 81-1

Serial #: 101763

Equipment Description: Wire Recorder

Label Write-up:
Electronic Memory. Wire recorders were first produced for the military as they could withstand extreme temperatures and climate variations. Wire diameter 0.0036 inches. Traveled past a moving recording head at an average 24 inches per second. The model 80 was a major seller in the market. The price included a microphone and three wire spools. This equipment is part of a donation from the Gray History of Wireless Museum.

Dates Produced: 1949

Original Price: $150

The museum's inventory number: MRT-1557

Located at Museum in: 40's and 50's Room