Dictaphone transcribing machine, type B

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Dictaphone transcribing machine, type B
Manufacturer	Dictaphone Co
Production years	c. 1924
Production location	(unknown)

The cylinder phonograph was first marketed as an office dictation machine in 1889 but after 1895 was developed primarily for entertainment. Specially designed business phonographs reappeared in 1906 and in 1908 the Dictaphone Co was reorganized as a subsidiary of the Columbia Graphophone Co to manufacture these instruments. The cylinder phonograph survived in this form long after it had ceased to be used for entertainment.

This machine was used to play over the record when it was being typed by a stenographer. It is provided with hearing tubes to avoid disturbance to others nearby, together with a foot-operated control to match the playback speed to the requirements of the typist. A separate machine, type A, was used to record the message.

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Inv No: 1962-140 Source: D Plaskett Marshall