Weltron Model 2001 Eight-Track Tape Player, circa 1970
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This tape player combined the newest audio format with the spaciest design. Eight-track tape became popular in the mid-1970s; unlike vinyl records, eight-tracks wouldn't skip and could be played in moving cars. This Weltron 2001 eight-track tape player was well-named: its design evokes the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey," and other visions of our future in space.
This tape player combined the newest audio format with the spaciest design. Eight-track tape became popular in the mid-1970s; unlike vinyl records, eight-tracks wouldn't skip and could be played in moving cars. This Weltron 2001 eight-track tape player was well-named: its design evokes the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey," and other visions of our future in space.
Artifact
Eight-track player
Date Made
circa 1970
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.152.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 10.50 in
Length: 12 in
Inscriptions
undocumented location: Weltron / 8 TRACK STEREO AM/FM MULTIPLEX / SOLID STATE AC / BATTERY
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