Nagra 4.2 Audio Recorder

Switzerland, c. 1970s

ACMI Collection. Donated by Curtin University

Object Equipment On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Nagra 4.2 Professional Audio Recorder S/N: L8169. Working condition. Batteries removed.

In 1951, Stefan Kudelski, a gifted 22-year-old engineer, developed an extremely high quality, miniature, self-contained audio recorder, which he named simply the “Nagra I”. Nagra is a Polish word meaning “will record”. The interest in his invention was immediate. The Nagra II and III followed in the mid to late ‘50s revolutionizing the world of radio broadcasting, cinema and music.

In recognition of his contribution to culture and science, the Nagra Company received numerous awards including Oscars® in 1978 and 1991.

Today Nagra enjoys universal fame, and the word “Nagra” describes either an authentic Nagra recorder or is a generic term for a sound recorder.

The company founded by Stefan Kudelski, has, under the guidance of his son André, become a multinational group with several thousand employees worldwide. In order to develop the audio activity, in 2012 Stefan Kudelski’s children acquired the audio division from the Kudelski Group and formed Audio Technology Switzerland SA.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

manufacturer

NAGRA

Production places
Switzerland
Production dates
c. 1970s

Appears in

Group of items

Early sound recording equipment

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

E000219

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-05. Sound and Colour → MI-05-C02

Measurements

329 x 341 x 268mm

Object Types

Audio equipment/Film and television equipment

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