Amateur talking pictures and recording (1933)

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Record Details:

Title:
Amateur talking pictures and recording
Date:
1933
Publisher:
London : Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
Volume:
Amateur talking pictures and recording
Leaf #:
00056
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 02, 2024
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44 AMATEUR TALKING PICTURES recording and reproduction as simple and fool-proof as possible. Wax cylinders are used and it might be thought that it would be a delicate operation to handle these without damage. As a matter of fact the whole process is simple, Fig. 23. The Dictaphone "Dictator' and the construction of the Dictaphone is far more sound than a good many modern automobiles. Fig. 23 shows two of the principal units of the Dictaphone, the first one being what is known as the "Dictator," and the second the '"Transcriber." The Dictator is the machine