Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Magnetization
Fi-Cord 101

Date:

early 1960s

Material:

Iron oxide on acetate base, plastic reel

Dimensions:

Tape ¼ in. (6.35 mm),  reel 1.8 in. (4.5 cm)

Company:

Stellavox / Fi-Cord Ltd

Location:

Hauterive, Switzerland / United Kingdom

The Fi-Cord 101 was a portable tape recorder manufactured by Stellavox of Switzerland for the British company Fi-Cord Ltd. It was designed by Georges Quellet, who founded Stellavox in 1955 (Stellavox 2024). It was used by the CIA and other intelligence agencies, journalists and for office dictation.

References
⌃  Back to citationAustralian War Memorial. 2022. Fi-Cord 101 mini reel-to-reel tape recorder: D S Gibbons, Photojournalist. Accessed August 30, 2024.
⌃  Back to citationStellavox. 2024. History. Accessed August 30, 2024.
⌃  Back to citationVintage Technics. 2022. Pocket Corder Sanyo MC-2. Accessed August 31, 2024.