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. It was used by the CIA and other intelligence agencies, journalists and for office dictation. Its two-inch reels held 25 min. of audio at 4¾ ips.