Phonograph, Portable

Name/Title

Phonograph, Portable

Entry/Object ID

42.15

Description

Herter's Electronic Game Caller and Hi-Fi Phonograph. Material: metal, plastic. Size: 12" x 13" x 5 1/2" H. Description: steel case; white plastic handle; gold metal latch at front; black and red cables attached at base; oval Herter's sticker inside cover; Herter's Waseca, Minnesota and Serial number 117997 sticker on inside lid; gray tone arm; black plastic mat; white plastic spindle; white plastic record size selector lever for off, 78, 45, and 33; speaker on cabinet base; four silver metal knobs for int., ext., power, micro., phono, tone, off, on, volume; mico input jack and a speaker jack; 1A88 printed between jack ports.

Context

Waseca business: Herter's Inc. Herter; Herters; Herter's. Donor purchased the player at a garage sale in Brainerd, Minnesota August 2015. Heter's sold these players from around 1963 to around 1973.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Phonograph, Portable

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Phonograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

August 18, 2015

Update Date

November 21, 2024