Westinghouse Dictawest - Magnetic dictaphone - from 1955 Tubes AZ41, EF40, EF41, EAF42, EL41 A beautiful piece of history, a rarity of American engineering. A very well maintained cabinet, just a few signs of wear. It was disassembled, vacuumed, washed and greased. Along with it is a 30 cm magnetic disk and 3 rec/play needles. All the bulbs and all the tubes light up, the volume knob works and there is noise in the speaker. The turntable rotates normally, and the motor is very quiet. This amazing piece needs an original microphone to be tested, so it is offered as NOT TESTED. Westinghouse Electric was founded by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. Building on the advancement of AC technology in Europe,[12] the firm became active in developing alternating current (AC) electric infrastructure throughout the United States. The company's largest factories were located in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lester, Pennsylvania[13] and Hamilton, Ontario, where they made turbines, generators, motors, and switch gear for the generation, transmission, and use of electricity.[14] In addition to George Westinghouse, early engineers working for the company included Frank Conrad, Benjamin Garver Lamme, Bertha Lamme (first woman mechanical engineer in the United States), Oliver B. Shallenberger, William Stanley, Nikola Tesla, Stephen Timoshenko, and Vladimir Zworykin. Early on, Westinghouse was a rival to Thomas Edison's electric company. In 1892, Edison was merged with Westinghouse's chief AC rival, the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, making an even bigger competitor, General Electric. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. All photos are part of the description. The item will be properly packed and sent via Smart Shipping with insurance. It can be picked up from Waregem, Belgium.