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Presto Recording Corporation; New York

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Name: Presto Recording Corporation; New York    (USA)  
Abbreviation: presto
Products: Model types
Summary:

Presto Recording Corporation; Paramus New York, Major manufacturer of radio- and recording studio equipment like disc recording systems, record players and amplifiers.

Founded: 1934
History:
Founded by Morris Gruber, George Saliba, Aaron Benjamin, and Mr. Sholes, Presto was sold 1956 to Unitronics Corporation NY and merged to Bogen-Presto.

This manufacturer was suggested by Wolfgang Scheida.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  41 K-8 6SQ7  disk recorder (cutter). 
USA  56 SR-27 Tape Recorder   R-27 tape deck: 7.5 and 15 inches per second, 7" reels. Three heads, record, erase and pla... 
USA  56 R-11 Tape Recorder   7.5 and 15 ips tape deck, 50 to 15000Hz. Available as rack-mount, with CS-10 carrying case... 
USA  56 PB-17A Tape Reproducer Console   This studio console plays back from 14" reel of pre-recorded dual track tape, then auto-re... 
USA  56 64-A Transcription Turntable   Studio or broadcast turntable. Two speeds, 33 and 78 rpm. 
USA  56 6-N Recorder (+ 90-B Amplifier)   Studio or portable recording equipment for standard or microgroove records. 6-N recorder w... 
USA  56 T-18 Record Turntable   Three-speed, 12" record player. Available with four-pole induction motor, T-18, or with hy... 
USA  56 T-68 Transcription Turntable   Three-speed, 33, 45 and 78 rpm, transcription turntable. Four-pole induction motor. T-68H ... 
USA  56 Disc recorder K-10   Three-speed, 112 or 224 lpi, outside-in or inside-out disc recorder. Ceramic recording car... 
USA  38 Recorder 16-X 6C6  High-fidelity record cutting and playing equipment. Up to 16" records accepted. Presto 1-B... 
USA  53 Microwave Frequency Standard Model 100   50MHz to 11GHz output. 50, 100 or 200MHz markers, 0.005% accuracy. 
USA  46 Cutting Recorder 66G   Presto transcription cutting machine. 

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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

Scanned from the Radio & Television Retailing May 1947 page 77.tbn_rr_may47_p77.jpg
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Scanned from the Radio Retailing March 1939 page 45.tbn_rr_march1939_ad_presto_p45.jpg

  

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