Artifact Details

Title

Speak & Spell children's toy

Catalog Number

X122.82A

Type

Physical object

Description

The original Speak & Spell unit has been partially disassembled and mounted on a clear plastic base. The internal wiring of the unit has been modified to accommodate the partial disassembly and mounting of the unit onto the clear plastic base. It appears that a new slot has been cut in the back of the original unit to allow a ribbon cable to be rerouted from the front part of the unit to the back part. New standoffs have been added to the original unit to facilitate mounting on the clear plastic base. Dimensions are of Speak & Spell mounted on the clear plastic base.

Date

1978

Manufacturer

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI)

Place Manufactured

US

Identifying Numbers

Other number AA6312, 7821, 4 AA6312, 7821, 4 is written on a round sticker on a component on the circuit board visible through the back of the object
Other number X122.82 X122.82 is written in black ink on what were the bottom edges of the two halves of the object case
Other number X122.82a is written in silver ink o

Dimensions

2 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 11 in.

Category

Game

Credit

Gift of Gene Frantz

Lot Number

X122.82
 

Related Records

X122.82B Speak & Spell electronic game