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Heatercathodeshort

14th Mar 2018 10:02 am

What is this?

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Exactly as the title says. 'What is This?'

Strictly speaking this should have gone under another heading but this would have given the game away far too quickly. John.

David G4EBT

14th Mar 2018 10:18 am

Re: What is this?

Intruder alarm or hidden camera, to be placed among books on a bookshelf?

I recall Heathkit doing one many years ago.

mark_in_manc

14th Mar 2018 10:25 am

Re: What is this?

Could be a VHS cassette case, for collectors of old episodes of 'Corra' who want nonetheless to project an air of erudition from their living room shelves... :)

Paul_RK

14th Mar 2018 10:26 am

Re: What is this?

Inexpensive Far Eastern tape recorder? I remember one that looked rather like this, branded "Parrot" inside and on the spine.

Paul

TonyDuell

14th Mar 2018 10:50 am

Re: What is this?

Microprofessor 1 educational board?

Station X

14th Mar 2018 10:56 am

Re: What is this?

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Originally Posted by David G4EBT (Post 1025809)

Intruder alarm or hidden camera, to be placed among books on a bookshelf?

I recall Heathkit doing one many years ago.

I believe the title on the spine of the book was "The Informer".

stitch1

14th Mar 2018 11:29 am

Re: What is this?

When I was young (around 10) I had a small reel to reel tape recorder in a faux book just like that ... wish I still had it ... I hope that's what it is as I'd like to see if it is as I remember.

John

Heatercathodeshort

14th Mar 2018 7:50 pm

Re: What is this?

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Oh you lot are faarrrrr too clever! [Pulled it off the tip 20 years ago]

'Vantone' and it's made in Japan!

stitch1

14th Mar 2018 7:53 pm

Re: What is this?

Yes that’s the exact one :) I remember removing the motor :-[

What date would it be?

John

duncanlowe

14th Mar 2018 8:36 pm

Re: What is this?

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Originally Posted by TonyDuell (Post 1025827)

Microprofessor 1 educational board?

Microporofessor is thicker than that, and has the name on the spine. I have one on the shelf.

Paul_RK

14th Mar 2018 8:48 pm

Re: What is this?

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Originally Posted by stitch1 (Post 1025976)

Yes that’s the exact one :)

In typical vintage-Japanese fashion, it's exactly like the Parrot too :) About 1965?

Now I think of it, I had a fairly similar version in a red binding as well, a Binatone Book-Corder. They may both have been sold a few years ago during my last attempt to gain some space to live in.

Paul

Heatercathodeshort

15th Mar 2018 9:43 am

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The model number is TSK-4000. The motor drives the two tape tables direct. No capstan of course. The microphone acts as loudspeaker in playback. It works quite well on speech.
John.

Brigham

15th Mar 2018 10:37 am

Re: What is this?

Don't leave it on your bookshelf if it says 'Good Morning, Mr. Phelps'.
It's about to catch fire!

Paul_RK

15th Mar 2018 12:04 pm

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Hmm, I can't find any photographs of the Parrot, which I think may mean it's still on the premises. Binatone's model, which isn't, turns out to be less different from the Vantone than I had imagined, notwithstanding its landscape rather than portrait orientation.

Paul

Heatercathodeshort

15th Mar 2018 8:16 pm

Re: What is this?

Yes I thought that.. 'Mission Impossible'. J.

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