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. 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.

References
Australian War Memorial. 2022. "Fi-Cord 101 mini reel-to-reel tape recorder: D S Gibbons, Photojournalist." Accessed August 30, 2024.
Stellavox. 2024. "History." Accessed August 30, 2024.
Vintage Technics. 2022. "Pocket Corder Sanyo MC-2." Accessed August 31, 2024.