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
![Your Place In Time](https://www.thehenryford.org/images/default-source/on-exhibit/your-place-in-time.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=80a32201_4)
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