General Information

Serial #

234

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD COVERS & BASE/ GLASS/ STEEL/ BRASS/ METAL/ PLASTIC/ CARBON RIBBON/ BAKELITE/ RUBBER/ PORCELAIN/ WIRE/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

64.5 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

43.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telegraphy

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cable Wireless

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

LATE 1920'S TO MID 1950'S

Canada

PROBABLY USED ON OUR FIRST UNDERSEA CABLES TO BRITAIN.

Function

TO RECEIVE TELEGRAPH MESSAGES SENT VIA CABLE OR WIRELESS AND PRINT AUTOMATICALLY ON PAPER TAPE. THE SENDING STATION WOULD HAVE PREPARED A PERFORATED TAPE TO BE FED INTO A READER SO THAT SENDING SPEEDS COULD BE CLOSELYCONTROLLED.

Technical

VERY EARLY EXAMPLEOF AUTOMATIC RECEIVING AND PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR OVERSEAS CABLE COMMUNICATION. IF NOT THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF A PRACTICAL SYSTEM THEN VERY CLOSE TO THE FIRST.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON FRONT PLATE: 'DIRECT PRINTER/ PAT. NO. 463975, 6 & 7/ TYPE B8 SERIAL NO. 234/ CABLE & WIRELESS LTD.'/ FRONT 'ON', 'OFF' SWITCH/ '234' ON VERTICAL FRONT PARTITION/ ON MOTOR: 'PHONIC MOTOR/ TYPE N9/ MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD./ NO. 137699/ 100V HIGH POWER'/ RHEOSTAT PLATE: 'TYPE T50'/ OHMS 250/ AMPS.44 NO.E.'/ RHEOSTAT SIDE RESISTOR: 'OHMITE/ 100'/ FRONT RIBBON SPOOL: 'LEFT/ L H'/ BACK SPOOL: 'R'/ APPLIED METAL PLATES WITH: '14' ON COVER FRONTS/ PAPER AFFIXED TO INTERIOR OF HINGED FRONT WITH: 'D.P./ NO. 234' WRITTEN/ INCISED ON PLUG SIDE: 'NO. 1701FB43/1'

Missing

From CA of 12/13/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined

Finish

WOODEN COVER VARNISHED/ MACHINE PARTS, NATURAL

Decoration

N/A