Wollensak T-1515 (c. 1958–1961)

Not much is documented about the Wollensak T-1515 outside of the company's own advertising. The Archive's record is almost all period magazine ads from the late 1950s and early 1960s. No independent test report, full specification sheet, or confirmed production dates have turned up.

What the ads do establish is that the T-1515 was a stereophonic hi-fi tape recorder. High Fidelity (December 1958, p.148) ran Wollensak's announcement spread for the "1515." It touted a built-in preamplifier and promised the presence of a live orchestra in the home. The same campaign ran for several years. By High Fidelity's November 1961 issue (p.9), the ad listed the model as T-1515-4 at "under $230," said it was sold through fine music and photography stores, and credited the sound to Wollensak's Balanced-Tone design.

Known from period advertising:

Stereophonic hi-fi tape recorder with built-in preamplifier
Advertised with Wollensak's Balanced-Tone circuitry (1961 ad)
Listed as Model T-1515-4, priced under $230 (November 1961)
Appears in print ads from at least December 1958 through November 1961

The materials the Archive holds don't document the tape format, speed, track configuration, or any other technical specifications. If you own a T-1515 or its manual, the Archive would welcome the missing details.