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OBJECT TYPE: NON PRINTING
DATE: 1860
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0574.001

MANUFACTURER: Chester, Charles T. & J.N.
MODEL: CHARLES T. CHESTER'S
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TOP PLATE, BRACKETS & NON-WEARING PARTS, PRESSED & MACHINED BRASS/ ESCAPEMENT & SPRINGS HARD STEEL/ BOTTOM PLATE PROBABLY LEAD/ KEYS SYNTHETIC/ SOLENOID ASSEMBLIES WOUND WITH COTTON COVERED COPPER WIRE/ IN WOODEN BOX WITH GLASS WINDOW; Bottom plate is aluminum, not lead

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 31.0 cm
Height: 14.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Chester
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1860 THROUGH 1890 APPROX.
Canada: NIL
Function: TO SEND AND RECEIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS OVER MORSE TELEGRAPH CIRCUITS WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT OF A TRAINED MORSE OPERATORS.
Technical: A VERY EARLY ATTEMPT TO AUTOMATE TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS, ALLOWING PEOPLE WITH MINIMUMTRAINING TO OPERATE THE DEVICE.THE SEND-RECEIVE MECHANISM IS BASED ON AN ESCAPEMENT THAT SETS UP THE POSITION OF A POINTER UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SENDING UNIT. THUS ANY CHARACTER SELECTED BY THE SENDING OPERATOR WILL BE SET UP ON THE DISTANT RECEIVE UNIT BY THE TRANSMITTED CLOCK PULSES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FACE: 'Charles t. Chester's/ Patents:/ Sept. 4th, 1860./ Feb. 25th, 1862./ Oct. 20th, 1863./ CHARLES T. - J.N. CHESTER,/ NEW-YORK'/ IN CIRCLEAROUND OUTSIDE EDGE OF FACE: 'A B C D E F G H I J K L M N * O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z & [UP ARROW] */ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 $ *. Cts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. [DOWNARROW]'
Missing: ONE CONNECTOR (USED TO CONNECT THE TELEGRAPH LINE TO THE DEVICE)/ POINTER HUB/ CLOCK SPRING WINDING KEY From CA of 09/13/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: WOOD: NATURAL VARNISH/ MECHANICAL COMPONENTS ALL NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: NIL

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Chester, Charles T. & J.N., Ticker, circa 1860, Artifact no. 1969.0574, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0574.001/

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