Fact · Dictation
1947year
Dictaphone phased out wax cylinders in favor of the plastic Dictabelt in 1947.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“it phased them out in favor of 1947’s plastic carving Dictabelt”
Dictaphone Turns 100, Speech Technology magazine, n.d., Dictaphone history section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Dictabelt carved a groove into a plastic belt instead of a wax cylinder.
- What it does not show
- The article gives the year but not the month, and it does not describe the belt's material in detail.