Name/Title
Recorder, Audio WireEntry/Object ID
2016.50.0001Description
Webster Chicago wire recorder from 1948. Belonged to my father Peter Aflec Clayton.
Wire recorders
Webster-Chicago Corp. produced a line of wire recorders that were used as dictation machines, meeting and court recorders, and finally for home use. Recording on a spool of a thin wire allowed longer-lasting recordings than thin vinyl disks provided. Many wire recorders found today have spools of original recordings that can still be played. By the 1950s wire recorders were becoming popular in the home and many found today still have playable recordings made by family members.
Electronic Memory is truly one of the most useful additions to the modern home. Not only does it afford never ending amusement of hearing ones voice or dramatic productions, but it is also invaluable for wire recording outstanding programs and fine music from radio or record discs, speech development, family events, the voices of growing children and home movies. The Electronic Memory is extremely easy to use and comes complete with microphone and three spools of wire in an attractive light weight carrying case and gives beautiful results. Wire recordings may be played indefinitely or erased by recording over the same wire.
Webster-Chicago
$149.50
Prices slightly higher west of the Rockies
Copyright 1948