EMI 'Flatta' battery portable tape recorder

PART OF:: The Kodak Museum Collection

Made:: Hayes

maker:: Electric and Musical Industries Limited

EMI Portable Sound Recorder
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

EMI battery portable tape recorder. Manufactured by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex. Battery portable recorder for 5" spools, 7 1/2 ips. Converted to rechargable battery use, 12 volt and 135 volt. Full track recording. Record and playback heads. Uses pre-erased tapes. Miniature 4 pin Jones plug for microphone. Preset gain control. Phone socket, loudspeaker socket. Meter monitoring of battery voltage, bias current. Manual rewind. Shoulder straps.

Details

Category:: Cinematography

Collection:: Kodak Collection

Object Number:: 1990-5036/4538

Materials:: metal (unknown), wood (unidentified), leatherette, plastic (unidentified) and canvas

Measurements:: overall (closed): 210 mm x 380 mm x 180 mm,

type:: tape recorder

credit:: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

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