Wharfedale loudspeaker unit, 1956
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Wharfedale loudspeaker unit, by Wharfedale Wireless Works Limited, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, 1956. Used for Collaro gramophone Hi Fi apparatus.
The Collaro Transcription Unit Model 4T 200 is a record player unit made by British manufacturer Collaro Limited in 1956. Founded in 1920 by Christopher Collaro in London, it moved to Barking, Essex in 1924. The company became well-known for one-piece spring motors for gramophones and later electric gramophone motors. After the war, they started producing record players and accessories under their brand. In 1960 the company was acquired by the American corporation Magnavox.
The Collaro Transcription Unit model 4T 200 was a four-speed magnetic turntable to be used with Hi-Fi apparatus. It had an enamel case and a rubberised mat.
Details
- Category:
- Sound Reproduction
- Object Number:
- 1985-1583/5
- Materials:
- steel (metal), copper (alloy), beech (wood), plywood, wood composites (chipboard), textile, paper (fibre product), plastic (unidentified) and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 740 mm x 510 mm x 300 mm, 20kg
- type:
- loudspeaker
