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OBJECT TYPE: 5 BAUDOT/PAGE/KSR
DATE: 1943–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0455.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 15
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 49540 (BASE)
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON TYPING UNIT FRAME, BASE AND KEYBOARD/ MOVING PARTS AND SUB ASSEMBLIES, PUNCHED AND MACHINED STEEL/ PLASTICS USED FOR KEYS, GEARS AND TERMINAL BLOCKS/ FABRIC PADDING INSIDE COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 51.0 cm
Width: 42.0 cm
Height: 39.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Teletype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930 THROUGH 1960
Canada: THE PREDOMINANT MACHINE USED FOR NEWS SERVICES IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE TELEGRAPH MESSAGES IN PAGE PRINTED FORM. THE DEVICE USES THE 5 LEVEL BAUDOT CODE AND IS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING PRINTED COPY OF SPEEDS UP TO 75 WORDS PER MINUTE (WPM).
Technical: THE FIRST HEAVY DUTY, VERY RELIABLE NORTH AMERICAN DESIGNED TELEPRINTER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATES: 'TELETYPE/ REG US PAT OFF/ MANUFACTURED BY/ TELETYPE CORPORATION/ CHICAGO, U.S.A.' [3 TIMES]/ 'U.S. PATENTS/ 1595472 1632297 16351291766713'/ 'TELETYPE CORPORATION/ TYPE #15 PRINTER/ MAX. VOLTS 250 MAX. AMPS 3/ WARNING/ DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE HIGHER/ THAN SPECIFIED ON MOTOR NAMEPLATE'/ PLATE ON BASE: '49540'/ PLATES ON CHASSIS: 'MU4''198334'/ PLATE ON KEYBOARD: '35970'/PLATE ON MOTOR READS IN PART: 'TELETYPE CORP./ CHICAGO, ILL./ AC SYN MOTOR/ MODEL 5SH25-AB11B/ TYPE SH FR 25A/ V 110 CY 60 PH 1/ HP 1/40 RPM 1600/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ GENERAL ELECTRIC/ SCHENECTADY, N.Y.'/ [SEE SUPP. INFO. FILE FOR PATENTS LISTING]/ PLATE ON COVER: 'PROPERTY OF/ DEPT. OF TRANSPORT/ Meterological Services'/[WEATHER MODEL KEYBOARD]
Missing: BROKEN LEFT FRAME
Finish: TYPING UNIT FRAMES, KEYBOARD BASE AND BASE, BLACK GLOSS ENAMEL/ OTHER PARTS NATURAL FINISH/ CASE, GRAY GREEN WRINKLE FINISH/ GREEN FABRIC.
Decoration: NIL

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Teletype Corp., Teleprinter, between 1943–1950, Artifact no. 1970.0455, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0455.001/

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