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Responsive Environments “Talking Page” teaching machine

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Object Details

maker

Responsive Environments Corporation

Description (Brief)

This is a battery-operated interactive teaching machine with work surface and built-in record player. A mathematics module has been donated with the machine. The unit plays 6.75” vinyl records that the student can randomly access via a control on the left side of the machine. The student loads the record, places the exercise book on the work surface and begins the lesson. Donor is listed as Production Manager on the credits page of the module books. Label reads: “Ser. No. 004423”.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from John V. Cozzi

date made

1972

ID Number

2014.0142.01

accession number

2014.0142

catalog number

2014.0142.01

Object Name

phonograph
teaching machine

Measurements

overall: 7 in x 14 in x 14 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 35.56 cm x 36.83 cm

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Work and Industry: Electricity
Teaching Machines

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-2741-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1464496

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Cumulative recorder. It has metal sides, a rotating wheel of paper with a pen tip, wood door in front of the paper, and clear plastic cover

Teaching Machines and Mechanical Learning

Cumulative recorder. It has metal sides, a rotating wheel of paper with a pen tip, wood door in front of the paper, and clear plastic cover

Teaching Machines and Mechanical Learning

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