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Museum of Portable Sound

The Museum of Portable Sound

Portable Museum Bringing the Culture & History of Sound Beyond Music to the World – One Listener at a Time.

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08/04/202208/04/2022 John

Science Museum in London Donates Object to Museum of Portable Sound

The Philips N2234 tape recorder is handed over in the reception area of Blythe House Archive, London, 6 April 2022. Museum of Portable Sound Archives photograph by Lara Torres.

BLYTHE HOUSE ARCHIVE, LONDON – A vintage 1982 Philips portable tape recorder once held in the Science Museum’s archives has been officially transferred to the collections of the Museum of Portable Sound.

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